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... Jews required a directive from the new emperor Galba . Such a claim may have been formally valid , but there may have also been underlying political considerations . Vespasian did eventually decide to accept Galba , whose noble descent ...
... Jews required a directive from the new emperor Galba . Such a claim may have been formally valid , but there may have also been underlying political considerations . Vespasian did eventually decide to accept Galba , whose noble descent ...
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... Jews showed great interest in matters pertaining to their languages and writings . Important contributions were made by the Arab scholars Sībawayh ( 8th century ) and az - Zamakhsharī ( 1075-1143 ) and by the Jews Rashi ( 1040-1105 ) ...
... Jews showed great interest in matters pertaining to their languages and writings . Important contributions were made by the Arab scholars Sībawayh ( 8th century ) and az - Zamakhsharī ( 1075-1143 ) and by the Jews Rashi ( 1040-1105 ) ...
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... Jews ; R.C. ZAEHNER , Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism ( 1961 ) , describes the later evolution of Zurvanism and ... Jewish tradition , identified Zoroaster with Ezekiel , Nimrod , Seth , Balaam , and Baruch , and even , through the ...
... Jews ; R.C. ZAEHNER , Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism ( 1961 ) , describes the later evolution of Zurvanism and ... Jewish tradition , identified Zoroaster with Ezekiel , Nimrod , Seth , Balaam , and Baruch , and even , through the ...
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