"If it be asked why Judaism, then, was not made the religion of the empire, instead of Christianity, which it hated with all the fervor of close relationship, the answer is at hand: Judaism laid no emphasis on its cosmopolitan features, and discouraged belief in the historical fulfilment of its own prophecy."
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Octavius Frothingham
Octavius Frothingham (November 26, 1822 – November 27, 1895) was an American clergyman and author.
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