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Jordan were efficacious enough to cleanse the leprosy of
Naaman through the prayer of the Prophet Elisha (2 Kings
v), and to remit the sins of the myriads through that of
the Prophet John, the shedding of the blood of a god would
be superfluous and, indeed, incompatible with the Divine
Justice.
There is no doubt that until the appearance of Paul on
the scene, the followers of Jesus Christ practiced the
baptismal ritual of Prophet John the Baptist. It is signi-
ficant to note that Paul was a "Pharisee" belonging to a
famous Jewish sect - like that of the Saducess - whom
Prophets John and Jesus denounced as "the sons of the vipers." It
is also to be observed that the author of the fifth book of
the New Testament, called the "Acts of the Apostles," was
a companion of this Paul, and pretends to show that those
Naaman through the prayer of the Prophet Elisha (2 Kings
v), and to remit the sins of the myriads through that of
the Prophet John, the shedding of the blood of a god would
be superfluous and, indeed, incompatible with the Divine
Justice.
There is no doubt that until the appearance of Paul on
the scene, the followers of Jesus Christ practiced the
baptismal ritual of Prophet John the Baptist. It is signi-
ficant to note that Paul was a "Pharisee" belonging to a
famous Jewish sect - like that of the Saducess - whom
Prophets John and Jesus denounced as "the sons of the vipers." It
is also to be observed that the author of the fifth book of
the New Testament, called the "Acts of the Apostles," was
a companion of this Paul, and pretends to show that those