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... Philosophical divines may interpret this as an " allegory ; " but the writer accepted it and transmits it as fact . But again , he omits to tell us , whence came the knowledge of it ; whether from Satan or from Jesus , the only two who ...
... Philosophical divines may interpret this as an " allegory ; " but the writer accepted it and transmits it as fact . But again , he omits to tell us , whence came the knowledge of it ; whether from Satan or from Jesus , the only two who ...
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... philosophers , was too high and pure for his age : he would not preach to it the worship of a dead saint . The pagans liked gods in human form , and Paul humored them by setting up a human god , who had suffered , and therefor could ...
... philosophers , was too high and pure for his age : he would not preach to it the worship of a dead saint . The pagans liked gods in human form , and Paul humored them by setting up a human god , who had suffered , and therefor could ...
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... philosophers did seek . " Most " unpainstaking , " old Thucydides would repeat , " is the 66 quest of truth with these enthusiasts . " When Paul found very few educated men to accept his word as a guarantee of truth , he moralized on it ...
... philosophers did seek . " Most " unpainstaking , " old Thucydides would repeat , " is the 66 quest of truth with these enthusiasts . " When Paul found very few educated men to accept his word as a guarantee of truth , he moralized on it ...
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... philosophers . The case of Jesus is then like that of Zoroaster and Sakya Muni , perhaps that of Moses and Mohammed . The loom and the plough , the winnowing shovel , the oar , the sail , and the horse's bit do good service , though we ...
... philosophers . The case of Jesus is then like that of Zoroaster and Sakya Muni , perhaps that of Moses and Mohammed . The loom and the plough , the winnowing shovel , the oar , the sail , and the horse's bit do good service , though we ...
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... Philosophical Library , Vol . X. - ALLIBONE . A CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS ( LIVING AND DECEASED ) . From the Earliest Accounts to the latter half of the 19th century . Containing over ...
... Philosophical Library , Vol . X. - ALLIBONE . A CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS ( LIVING AND DECEASED ) . From the Earliest Accounts to the latter half of the 19th century . Containing over ...
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