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Géza Vermes

British scholar.

Born June 22nd, 1924 in Makó. [ref]

Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]

Occupations
Catholic priest, Judaic scholar, historian, theologian, translator, university teacher
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G%C3%A9za_Vermes

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving