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Chapter 17

           Also,whenagirl,shehadbeenbetrothedtoArchelausatthetimehewasethnarchofJerusalem.Shehadagoodlyfortuneinherownright,sothatmarriagehadnotbeencompulsory.Toboot,shehadawillofherown,andwasdoubtlesshardtopleaseinsoimportantamatterashusbands.

           Itmusthavebeenintheveryairwebreathed,forinnotimeMiriamandIwereatitonthesubjectofreligion.Truly,theJewsofthatdaybattenedonreligionasdidweonfightingandfeasting.Forallmystayinthatcountrytherewasneveramomentwhenmywitswerenotbuzzingwiththeendlessdiscussionsoflifeanddeath,law,andGod.NowPilatebelievedneitheringods,nordevils,noranything.Death,tohim,wastheblacknessofunbrokensleep;andyet,duringhisyearsinJerusalem,hewasevervexedwiththeinescapablefussandfuryofthingsreligious.Why,Ihadahorse-boyonmytripintoIdumæa,awretchedcreaturethatcouldneverlearntosaddleandwhoyetcouldtalk,andmostlearnedly,withoutbreath,fromnightfalltosunrise,onthehair-splittingdifferencesintheteachingsofalltherabbisfromShemaiahtoGamaliel.

           ButtoreturntoMiriam.

           “Youbelieveyouareimmortal,”shewassoonchallengingme.“Thenwhydoyoufeartotalkaboutit?”

           “Whyburdenmymindwiththoughtsaboutcertainties?”Icountered.

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