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discussed the question of the ethnical character 

 of the general population. I have shown that, 

 according to Josephus, who surely ought to have 

 known, Gadara was as much a Gentile city as 

 Ptolemais ; I have proved that he includes Gadara 

 amongst the cities " that rose up against the Jews 

 that were amongst them," which is a pretty 

 definite expression of his belief that the " ethnical 

 character of the general population " was Gentile. 

 There is no question here of Jews of the Roman 

 party fighting with Jews of the Zealot party, as 

 Mr. Gladstone suggests. It is the non- Jewish 

 and anti-Jewish general population which rises 

 up against the Jews who had settled " among 

 them." 



PROP. 8. His one item of direct evidence as to the 

 Gentile character of the city refers only to the former 

 and not to the latter. 



More fatal still. But, once more, not to me. I 

 adduce not one, but a variety of " items " in proof 

 of the non- Judaic character of the population of 

 Gadara : the evidence of history ; that of the 

 coinage of the city ; the direct testimony of 

 Josephus, just cited to mention no others. I 

 repeat, if the wealthy people and those connected 

 with them the "classes" and the "hangers on" 

 of Mr. Gladstone's well-known taxonomy were, 

 as he appears to admit they were, Gentiles ; if the 

 " civil government " of the city was in their hands, 

 as the coinage proves it was ; what becomes of 



