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Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
GREAT TO THE ACCESSION OF HEROD (See Book I. ch. viii.) The political connection of the Grecian world, and, with it, the conflict with Hellenism, may be said to have connected with the victorious progress of Alexander the Great through the then known world (333 b.c.).
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
S AND OF THIS MIRACLE OF MIRACLES - VIEWS OF NEGATIVE CRITICISM ON THIS HISTORY - JEWISH BURYING-RITES AND SEPULCHRES. (St. John xi. 1-54.) From listening to the teaching of Christ,…
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
(The Roman Numeral refers to the Volume, the ordinary Numeral to the page. The Index does not extend either to the Notes or to the Appendix.) Abraham, transcending merits of, i.
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
JUDGE - THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN - THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT (St. Luke xviii. 1-14; St. Matt. xviii. 23-35.) If we were to seek confirmation of the suggestion,…
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
CHAPTER IV. THE MARRIAGE FEAST IN CANA OF GALILEE - THE MIRACLE THAT IS ‘A SIGN.’ (St. John ii. 1-12.) At the close of His Discourse to Nathanael - His first sermon - Jesus had made use of an expression which received its symbolic fulfilment in His first deed.…
Temple--Its Ministry and Services by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
‘The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.’—Mark 2:27, 28. The Law Not A Burden, But A Gift It is a beautifully significant practice of the modern Jews, that, before fulfilling any special observance directed in their Law, they always first bless God for the giving of it.
Temple--Its Ministry and Services by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
‘For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high-priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also,…
Temple--Its Ministry and Services by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
Chapter 19 On Vows The Nazarite’s Vow The Offering of Firstfruits in the Temple ‘But now is Christ risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep.’ .
Temple--Its Ministry and Services by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
‘And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My Body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying,…
Sketches of Jewish Social Life by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
Palestine Eighteen Centuries Ago Eighteen and a half centuries ago, and the land which now lies desolate—its bare, grey hills looking into ill-tilled or neglected valleys, its timber cut down, its olive- and vine-clad terraces crumbled into dust, its villages stricken with poverty and squalor, its thoroughfares insecure and deserted, its native population well-nigh gone,…