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revelation in the Jewish language to an Israelite in Nazareth,
then cause it to be destroyed, and finally teach half a dozen
Jews the Greek tongue and inspire each one to write in his
own style and way a portion of the same Revelation!
If it is argued that the Gospels and the Epistles were
written for the benefit of the Jews of Dispersion, who knew
the Greek language, we venture to inquire: What benefit at
all did those Jews of the Dispersion derive from the New
Testament; and why a copy of it should not have been made
for the Jews of Palestine in their own language, considering
the fact that Jerusalem was the center of the new Faith, and
James, the "brother of the Lord" (Gal. i. 19), was the Pre-
sident or Head of the Church and residing there (Acts xv.;
Gal.ii. 11-l5, etc.).
It would be a desperately hopeless effort to find a single
then cause it to be destroyed, and finally teach half a dozen
Jews the Greek tongue and inspire each one to write in his
own style and way a portion of the same Revelation!
If it is argued that the Gospels and the Epistles were
written for the benefit of the Jews of Dispersion, who knew
the Greek language, we venture to inquire: What benefit at
all did those Jews of the Dispersion derive from the New
Testament; and why a copy of it should not have been made
for the Jews of Palestine in their own language, considering
the fact that Jerusalem was the center of the new Faith, and
James, the "brother of the Lord" (Gal. i. 19), was the Pre-
sident or Head of the Church and residing there (Acts xv.;
Gal.ii. 11-l5, etc.).
It would be a desperately hopeless effort to find a single