That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrifices.
-- William Robertson Smith
   
William Robertson Smith   Name:
William Robertson Smith
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth:
November 8, 1846
Death:
March 31, 1894
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