Arnobius

“ Was He one of us, who, when He was teaching His followers the duties of a religion that could not be gainsaid, suddenly filled the whole world, and showed how great He was and who He was, by unveiling the boundlessness of His authority? Was He one of us, who, after His body had been laid in the tomb, manifested Himself in open day to countless numbers of men ”

“ John ii. 25. [He often replies to thoughts not uttered.] ↑ No such miracle is recorded of Christ, and Oehler suggests with some probability that Arnobius may have here fallen into confusion as to what is recorded of the apostles on the day of Pentecost.↑ The Latin is, per puræ speciem simplicitatis, which is not easily understood, and is less easily expressed. ”