Source: Jesus, Interrupted (2009), Ch. 5: 'Liar, Lunatic, or Lord? Finding the Historical Jesus'
“The ceremony was long and intricate, probably none of them could have explained why half of it was done, and the explanations for the other half would probably have been thoroughly incorrect.”
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Avram Davidson
,
book
The Phoenix and the Mirror
Source: The Phoenix and the Mirror (1969), Chapter 10
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