“It is a mountain in Syria.”
“Who was Mary Magdalene?”
“The mother of our Lord.”
“Who was Zacchæus?”
“He was the man who climbed up a sycamore-tree, exclaiming, ‘If they do these things in the green tree, what will they do in the dry?’”
“Describe accurately the relations between the Jews and Samaritans from the earliest periods.”
“The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans.”
“What is the meaning of phylactery?”
“An establishment where love-philtres were made. The Pharisees did a good business in these; hence the expression ‘Make broad your phylacteries,’ means, ‘Extend your business.’”