... safe ground. Moses Maimonides is another leader that enjoyed special powers. The Anti- Hasidic stories in this section stress wisdom over mysticism. Several stories exemplify this theme. "A Parable about a Parable", "A Question with a Parable and an Answer with a Parable," and "The Prince who forgot who he was," all written by Yakov Krants, show the importance of a strong mind. The Haskala, or Jewish Enlightenment, period began ... ...

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... faith] will be uprooted . The pharisee's are blind guides, they are the blind leading the blind and both of them will fall into a pit. Peter still does not understand this parable. Jesus amazed and tells him everything entering the mouth passes through the stomach and is expelled from the body. But things that come out of the mouth come from the ... ...

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... life. 3) How does Horsley interpret Jesus in the Gospels? Give an example from Mark that he uses to show how Horsley would reflect on a "saying" of Jesus or a story or parable. Horsley interprets Jesus in the Gospels to be part of what he actually was. Horsley epitomizes the fact that most Christians forget that Jesus was a Jew and deeply rooted in ... ...

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