"Gamaliel had a reputation for mildness and moderation, but his brilliant young pupil flung himself with fanatical zeal into the task of stamping out the new heresy of the Nazarenes."
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James Moffatt
James Moffatt (July 4, 1870 – June 27, 1944) was a Scottish theologian, biblical scholar, and translator of the Bible.
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