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uined
theersithadintroducedslavelabor,
againstanuldhopetopeteithad
tuedthecitiesintobeehivesinhabitedbypauperizedand
unhealthybsofrunasithadcreatedalarge
bureaucracypettyofficialshowere
forcedtotakegraftinordertobuybreadandclothingfor
theirfaliesedpeopletoviolence,
tobloodshed,toabarbarouspleasureinthepainand
sufferingofothers
outanstateduringthefirstcenturyofour
eraagnificentpoliticalstructure,solargethatalexanders
eirebeinorprovincesundeeath
thisglorytherelivedllionsuponllionsofpoorandtired
hunbeings,toilinglikeantsanestundeeath
aheavystonetheyeone
elsetheysharedtheirfoodalsofthefields
theylivedinstablestheydiedhouthope
ithesevenhundredandfiftythirdyearsincethe
foundingofrogaiusjuliuscaesaroctavianusaugustus
hepalaceofthepalatinehill,busilyengaged
uponthetaskofrulinghiseire
inalittlevillageofdistantsyria,ry,thewifeofjoseph
thecarpenter,endingherlittleboy,boinastableof
bethlehe
thisisastrangeworld
beforelong,thepalaceandthestableeetinopen
bat
andthestableergevictorious
joshuaofnazareth
thestoryofjoshuaofnazareth,
thegreekscalledjesus
intheautuoftheyearofthecity783hwouldbe
62ad,inoureaesculapiuscultellus,a
ronphysician,y
insyriaasfollows:
deaephew,
afean
nadpaulheappearedtobearoncitizenofjewish
parentage,annersihad
beentoldthatheionhala,anappeal
froneofourprovinesuch
placeintheeastediterraneanhehadbeendescribedto
asa``aking
speechesagainstthepeopleandagainstthela
veryintelligentandofgreathonesty
afriendofneyinasia
nortellsthatheheardsothingabouthinephesus
onsaboutastrangenewgodi
askedpatientifthisrueandherhehadtoldthe
peopletorebelagainsttheperorpaul
ansethatthekingdofhhehadspokenwas
notofthisanystrangeutterancesh
ididnotunderstand,butohis
fever
hispersonalitydeagreatiressionuponandi
ohearthatheheostianroadafew
daysagothereforeiangthislettertoyouwhen
nextyouvisitjerusaleiething
aboutfriendpaulandthestrangeje,who
seetohavebeenhisteauch
exessiah,andafe,who
openlytalkedoftheneeanshave
beencrucifiedioknohetruthaboutallthese
ruursandiabr >
yourdevoteduncle,
aesculapiuscultellus
sixer,gladiusensa,thenepheainofthe
viigallicinfantry,answeredasfollows:
dearuncle,
ireceivedyourletterandihaveobeyedyourinstructions
tthere
havebeenseveralrevolutionsduringthelastcenturyandthere
isnotchleftoftheoldcitywehavebeenherenowfora
nthandtorroarchtopetra,
eofthearabtribesi
shallusethiseveningtoansions,butpraydo
notexpectadetailedreport
ihavetalkedostoftheoldeinthiscitybut
feeanydefiniteinfortiona
feetotheeof
hisolivesandiaskedhierhehadeverheardofthe
fausssiahhenhewasyounghesaid
thathereereditveryclearly,becausehisfatherhad
takenhiogolgothaahilljustoutsidethecitytosee
theexeiesof
thelaetheaddressof
onejoseph,essiah
andtoldthatihadbettergoandseehifiedto
knoore
thisingitocallonjosephheean
oldnhehadbeenafisheononeofthefresher
lakeshisryhitlastigota
fairlydefiniteacuntofhadhappenedduringthe
troublesodaysbeforeiwasbo
tiberius,ourgreatandgloriouseeror,hethrone,
andanoffieofpontiuspilatuswasgoveorof
judaeaandsariajosephkleaboutthispilatus
heseedtohavebeenanhonestenoughofficiala
decentreputationasprocuratoroftheprovinceintheyear
755or756josephhadforgottenuso
jerusalenaanthe
sonofacarpenterofnazarethobeplanninga
revolutionagainsttherongoventstrangelyenough
ouroed,
appeartohaveheardnothingaboutit,andheyinvestigated
thettertheyreportedthatthecarpenterwasan
excellentcitizenandthatthereoproceedagainst
hibuttheoldfashionedleadersofthejeh,acrding
tojoseph,uchupsettheygreatlydislikedhis
popularityassesofthepoorerhebrehe
``nazarenesotheytoldpilatushadpubliclyclaidthata
greekoraronorevenaphilistine,riedtoliveadecent
andhonourablelife,easgoodasaje
hisdaysstudyingtheancientlaosespilatusdoesnot
seeohavebeeniressedbythisargunt,buthe
croplethreatenedtolynchjesus,andkill
allhisfollootakethecarpenterintocustody
tosavehislife
hedoesnotappeartohaveunderstoodtherealnatureof
thequarrelhejestoexplain
theirgrievances,theyshouted``heresyand``treasonandgot
terriblyexcitedfinally,so
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uined
theersithadintroducedslavelabor,
againstanuldhopetopeteithad
tuedthecitiesintobeehivesinhabitedbypauperizedand
unhealthybsofrunasithadcreatedalarge
bureaucracypettyofficialshowere
forcedtotakegraftinordertobuybreadandclothingfor
theirfaliesedpeopletoviolence,
tobloodshed,toabarbarouspleasureinthepainand
sufferingofothers
outanstateduringthefirstcenturyofour
eraagnificentpoliticalstructure,solargethatalexanders
eirebeinorprovincesundeeath
thisglorytherelivedllionsuponllionsofpoorandtired
hunbeings,toilinglikeantsanestundeeath
aheavystonetheyeone
elsetheysharedtheirfoodalsofthefields
theylivedinstablestheydiedhouthope
ithesevenhundredandfiftythirdyearsincethe
foundingofrogaiusjuliuscaesaroctavianusaugustus
hepalaceofthepalatinehill,busilyengaged
uponthetaskofrulinghiseire
inalittlevillageofdistantsyria,ry,thewifeofjoseph
thecarpenter,endingherlittleboy,boinastableof
bethlehe
thisisastrangeworld
beforelong,thepalaceandthestableeetinopen
bat
andthestableergevictorious
joshuaofnazareth
thestoryofjoshuaofnazareth,
thegreekscalledjesus
intheautuoftheyearofthecity783hwouldbe
62ad,inoureaesculapiuscultellus,a
ronphysician,y
insyriaasfollows:
deaephew,
afean
nadpaulheappearedtobearoncitizenofjewish
parentage,annersihad
beentoldthatheionhala,anappeal
froneofourprovinesuch
placeintheeastediterraneanhehadbeendescribedto
asa``aking
speechesagainstthepeopleandagainstthela
veryintelligentandofgreathonesty
afriendofneyinasia
nortellsthatheheardsothingabouthinephesus
onsaboutastrangenewgodi
askedpatientifthisrueandherhehadtoldthe
peopletorebelagainsttheperorpaul
ansethatthekingdofhhehadspokenwas
notofthisanystrangeutterancesh
ididnotunderstand,butohis
fever
hispersonalitydeagreatiressionuponandi
ohearthatheheostianroadafew
daysagothereforeiangthislettertoyouwhen
nextyouvisitjerusaleiething
aboutfriendpaulandthestrangeje,who
seetohavebeenhisteauch
exessiah,andafe,who
openlytalkedoftheneeanshave
beencrucifiedioknohetruthaboutallthese
ruursandiabr >
yourdevoteduncle,
aesculapiuscultellus
sixer,gladiusensa,thenepheainofthe
viigallicinfantry,answeredasfollows:
dearuncle,
ireceivedyourletterandihaveobeyedyourinstructions
tthere
havebeenseveralrevolutionsduringthelastcenturyandthere
isnotchleftoftheoldcitywehavebeenherenowfora
nthandtorroarchtopetra,
eofthearabtribesi
shallusethiseveningtoansions,butpraydo
notexpectadetailedreport
ihavetalkedostoftheoldeinthiscitybut
feeanydefiniteinfortiona
feetotheeof
hisolivesandiaskedhierhehadeverheardofthe
fausssiahhenhewasyounghesaid
thathereereditveryclearly,becausehisfatherhad
takenhiogolgothaahilljustoutsidethecitytosee
theexeiesof
thelaetheaddressof
onejoseph,essiah
andtoldthatihadbettergoandseehifiedto
knoore
thisingitocallonjosephheean
oldnhehadbeenafisheononeofthefresher
lakeshisryhitlastigota
fairlydefiniteacuntofhadhappenedduringthe
troublesodaysbeforeiwasbo
tiberius,ourgreatandgloriouseeror,hethrone,
andanoffieofpontiuspilatuswasgoveorof
judaeaandsariajosephkleaboutthispilatus
heseedtohavebeenanhonestenoughofficiala
decentreputationasprocuratoroftheprovinceintheyear
755or756josephhadforgottenuso
jerusalenaanthe
sonofacarpenterofnazarethobeplanninga
revolutionagainsttherongoventstrangelyenough
ouroed,
appeartohaveheardnothingaboutit,andheyinvestigated
thettertheyreportedthatthecarpenterwasan
excellentcitizenandthatthereoproceedagainst
hibuttheoldfashionedleadersofthejeh,acrding
tojoseph,uchupsettheygreatlydislikedhis
popularityassesofthepoorerhebrehe
``nazarenesotheytoldpilatushadpubliclyclaidthata
greekoraronorevenaphilistine,riedtoliveadecent
andhonourablelife,easgoodasaje
hisdaysstudyingtheancientlaosespilatusdoesnot
seeohavebeeniressedbythisargunt,buthe
croplethreatenedtolynchjesus,andkill
allhisfollootakethecarpenterintocustody
tosavehislife
hedoesnotappeartohaveunderstoodtherealnatureof
thequarrelhejestoexplain
theirgrievances,theyshouted``heresyand``treasonandgot
terriblyexcitedfinally,so
... </P></TD>