She had a goodly fortune in her own right, so that marriage had not been compulsory.

To boot, she had a will of her own, and was doubtless hard to please in so important a matter as husbands.
It must have been in the very air we breathed, for in no time Miriam and I were at it on the subject of religion.

Truly, the Jews of that day battened on religion as did we on fighting and feasting.

For all my stay in that country there was never a moment when my wits were not buzzing with the endless discussions of life and death, law, and God.

Now Pilate believed neither in gods, nor devils, nor anything.