Julius Africanus

Name: Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ
Author: Julius Africanus

Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

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“Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ”, published in 1885, is a work by Julius Africanus. It explores elements such as Pege, deceivers and gods.

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ Now there is a temple there to Juno, surpassing even the royal palace, which temple Cyrus, that prince instructed in all piety, built, and in which he dedicated in honour of the gods golden and silver statues, and adorned them with precious stones,—that I may not waste words in a profuse description of that ornamentation. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ For He who established these things is at hand, to bring practical tribute [13] to Him who sent Him, to renew the ancient image, and to put image with image, and bring the dissimilar to similarity. Heaven rejoices with earth, and earth itself exults at receiving matter of exultation from heaven. Things which have not happened above, have happened on earth beneath. He whom the order of the blessed has not seen, is seen by the order of the miserable. Flame threatens those; dew attends these. To Myria is given the blessed lot of bearing Pege in Bethlehem, and of conceiving grace of grace. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ And when they saw the star above Pege, and the diadem with the star and the stone, and the statues lying on the floor, they said: O king, a root (offspring) divine and princely has risen, bearing the image of the King of heaven and earth. For Pege-Myria is the daughter of the Bethlehemite Pege. And the diadem is the mark of a king, and the star is a celestial announcement of portents to fall on the earth. Out of Judah has arisen a kingdom which shall subvert all the memorials of the Jews. And the prostration of the gods upon the floor prefigured the end of their honour. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ For you will find the Christ of the Omnipotent God borne in bodily form in the bodily arms of a woman. And the star remained above the statue of Pege, called the Celestial, until the wise men came forth, and then it went with them.
And then, in the depth of evening, Dionysus appeared in the temple, unaccompanied by the Satyrs, and said to the images: Pege is not one of us, but stands far above us, in that she gives birth to a man whose conception is in divine fashion. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ An action, indicated in writings of old, [10] has come upon us, and we shall be convicted as false by a person of power and energy. [11] Wherein we have been deceivers, we have been deceivers; and wherein we have ruled, we have ruled. No longer give we oracular responses. Gone from us is our honour. Without glory and reward are we become. There is One, and One only, who receives again at the hands of all His proper honour. For the rest, be not disturbed. [12] No longer shall the Persians exact tribute of earth and sky. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ Ye labour under unbelief; and neither without an oath nor with an oath do ye believe us, but ye follow your own heedless counsel. For the Christ, the Son of the Most High, is born, and He is the subverter of your law and synagogues. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ But, dear reader, on perusing these pages, if your indignation is not stirred against the man’s rashness, you will at least join with me in laughing at his prodigious follies, and will learn, at the same time, that the testimonies of men most distinguished for learning are not to be rated so highly as to supersede personal examination when opportunity permits. ”

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Julius Africanus, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI — Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ (1885)

“ Thus, then, the statues disputed with each other concerning Juno and Pege, and [at length] with one voice they said: When the day is finished, we all, gods and goddesses, shall know the matter clearly. Now, therefore, master, tarry for the rest of the day. For the matter shall certainly come to pass. For that which emerges is no common affair. ”

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