may have been a warning that public exposure could follow, thus galvanizing their determination to destroy Jesus. However the case, there did exist at the time of Christ, an assemblage of doctrines and speculations that were carefully concealed from the multitude. For the most part these doctrines (contained in the Jewish Cabala) were directed against orthodox Judaism. The word "cabala" comes from a Hebrew word that signifies "a doctrine orally received." Although the date is uncertain, these doctrines were eventually written in Cabala. On the other hand, the Koran, the holy book of the Muslims, denounces the infamous legends the the Muslims, denounces the infamou concerning Christ perpetuated by the Jews. 18 The Secret Side of History In the minds of the Pharisees such a condemnation what is now known as the Zohar. After the establishment of Christianity, slanders on Christ and Christians occurred in some versions of the denounces