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Galilaean

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Gal·i·le·an also Gal·i·lae·an  (gl-ln)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee.
2. A Christian.
3. Jesus.
adj.
Of or relating to Galilee or its people.
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Noun1.Galilaean - an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilean
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
Adj.1.Galilaean - of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Galilean
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Modern preferences for Nazareth over Bethlehem rest on misunderstandings of Mark 1:9 and John 7:41, texts representing contemporary debates over the Messiah Christ's Galilaean versus Davidian credentials.
A winter birthday: there's a story to the story of Christmas by Baldwin, Barry / Presbyterian Record
Julian the Apostate's Against the Galilaeans is the earliest I can think of that retains its power, while Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals is perhaps the most damning.
The bland inquisitor by Johnson, Hal / New Criterion
This may have influenced the last pagan emperor, Julian (361-363), whose pamphlet Against the Galilaeans has a strong Old Testament focus.
St. Justin, Martyr by Baldwin, Barry / Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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