The Chosen People
At the time of the birth of Christ the nation was chafing under the rule of her foreign masters, and racked with internal strife. The Jews had been permitted to maintain the form of a separate government; but nothing could disguise the fact that they were under the Roman yoke, or reconcile them to the restriction of their power.
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 2, “The Chosen People,” p. 30
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 2, “The Chosen People,” p. 30