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beautiful that believer mas ever form
ulafed ls the gulntessence u Jewish
IDEAS concerning the relations between
man and hs Creator. The Sermon
on The Mount is The substance OF rab-
blniCal ethics. lts ngures and compnri-
sons are common among The rabbis.
Jesus IS soul OF our soul, az he Is flesh
~ our flesh"
Tho only reason, Noraau thinks, wny
ne Hebrews so universally have re-.
lecied Jesus is ,his that they have been
perecuted 80 Ills name. lie argues:
III me Jews have not TO the present
time paid that tribute Of public honor
20 the exalted moral beauty Of the char
acter OF Jesus the ground for this Is
70 be sought IN the fact that those who
tormented them did go In His name,
The Jews concluded what the Master
was from the dougs Of the disciples
This was q wrong. but It was pardon
able on the part Of those who were
eternauy the objects Of the never-end-
ing hatred OF so-called Christians. But
every time that a jew went back TO.
the original sources concerning Jesus
and learned TO study Christ without re.
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PEELED 90 exelnim IN amazement: with.
out accepting His Messlanic claims
this man Is OF u.s. He honOrs our race
and we claim Him as our own. as We
also claim the synopiic gospels as ok
amples Of genuine Jewish literature
As 70 the question Of revision Of
the trial Nordau saws that has been
done long ago Jesus was not con-
eemned to death by Jews. but BY Ro-
mans. lie says;
Jesus would never have been con-
demned 10 death on the cross before a
Jewish court. as this method Of punish
in@ criminals was not allowed by the
Jewish law: and Il never could have
taken place on a Friday the evening
before the passover, as the law string
entity forbade an execution on that
day n the Jews had condemned Jesus
after the manner reported by tradi-
ton. then they would have COM
mtted a series OF crimes, each Of
which would have been severely pun
lshed by the Jewish law"
This IS now a somewhat common
mode OF stating the case but II has no
historical basis. It may be excused on
the ground Of an existing desire 20
create mutual good feeling between
adherents Of the Christian and the
Mosaic faith. but Il can certainly not
be stated as a fact.
II Is true enough that the Romans
were the executors Of Jesus In their
hands rested the civil authority. But IT
Is equally true that the entire plan was
laid By Jews. But for their insistence,
the tragedy would not have taken
place.
Not that the common people were the
movers in the terrible drama. Neither
the body Of the Pharlsees nor OF
the Essences would probably have put
Jesus to death, But 1t was
different with the influential saducees.
The ecclesiastical leaders Of the peo-
pie belonged to this faction. They had
been publicly insulted when the Nazar-
enc cleared the Temple ground, UNI
doubtedly amid the joyful shouts Of the
people They decided on his death from
that hour. And they accomplished It
By unlawful methods and by appeals
to the preiudices Of the people and the
branded conscience OF a Roman cover
nor. This Is history.
The position Of Max Nordau regard
ing Jesus as Jew Of the Jews Is
mighty interesting For II shows that
there is possibility Of the recognition
Of the great Nazarene by His people,
And that r. one Of the events for which
Bible students are looking. When that
occurs. the salvation Of the human
race VIII be near az hand.