The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . ^pt hadbeen a scourge, and now it became a snare. From choice or necessity,settlers established themselves in Asia Minor, in Greece, in Africa, andin Italy, so that when our Lord appeared, there was scarcely a countryin the whole Roman empire in which a Jewish colony might not befound. It was well nig*h literally trae that Moses had in every citythose that preached him, Acts xv. 21. a consequence of this intercourse, the original language of Pales-tine, which had been subject, as we have seen, to various influences ROM
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . ^pt hadbeen a scourge, and now it became a snare. From choice or necessity,settlers established themselves in Asia Minor, in Greece, in Africa, andin Italy, so that when our Lord appeared, there was scarcely a countryin the whole Roman empire in which a Jewish colony might not befound. It was well nig*h literally trae that Moses had in every citythose that preached him, Acts xv. 21. a consequence of this intercourse, the original language of Pales-tine, which had been subject, as we have seen, to various influences ROMAN COINS CURRENT IN Julius Csesar. Livia, wife of Augustus. Obverse of Coins of Augustus Caesar. Augustus, as his adopted son, was educated by his uncle, Julius Caesar (facing ). His first connection with New Testament history is his generous treatmentof Herod, (after the battle of Actiurn,) whom he pardoned for having taken partwith Mark Antony against him, and restored Herod to power and influence. On Herods death, Augustus divided hisdominions, as Herod had directed, among hissons, although he was soon obliged to exileArchelaus, who was one of them, and whomthe Jews accused of great cruelty and tyran-ny (see page 606). It was to avoid the wrathof Archelaus that Joseph and Mary went toNazareth, in Galilee, which was in the do-main of the gentler Antipas, the brother ofArchelaus. The penny mentioned in Mat-thew xxii 17,19, and they brought unto hima penny, was a Roman silver coin; the por-trait of Tiberius Caesar was upon it, withTiberius Csesar. the inscription, Ti. Caesar Divi., Aug. F. Au- gustu
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