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501 Text    |            was not a reed does not permit us to hold this opinion
502 Text    |            who is coming is really persecuted [1. 34.] like his Messenger ? . . .
503 Text    |               But if Marcion still persists in cavilling, let him be
504 Text    |            was the wise Just Being persuaded to give to the Stranger
505 Text    |           explore too far into the perverse tale of Marcion, this pact
506 Text    |            likewise towards Simon (Peter), although he did not [P.
507 Text    |        should afford a covering to Philosophers and Magians and all manner
508 Text(7) |          of Life is not a Biblical phrase. ~
509 Text    |         sea and the cloud, and the Pillar and the Quails and the Manna
510 Text    |        prophet is cast into a miry pit, while Zedekiah, an unjust
511 Text    |          and the seed-corn and the plants and the possessions of the
512 Text    |          removed, or that the girl played with his skull! But perhaps
513 Text    |           the same thing, and take pleasure in the same thing, and are
514 Text    |         Maker, for He has given no pledge." If such words were [P.
515 Text    |        these things to John by the power of Herod. And if he is the
516 Text    |          to say, the bribe of that praise of his ? ~But concerning
517 Text    |      Ezekiel, nor have they (ever) prayed, nor do they (now) pray,
518 Text    |           68] If they say, 'We are praying the whole day,' let us see
519 Text    |          bought as being something precious, surpasses (the other) ;
520 Text(8) |         Marcionites, but it is not preserved elsewhere in extant Syriac
521 Text    |             For the [P. 78, l.14.] priest was not allowed to enter
522 Text    |       which says that 'none of the princes of the world knew him' ? 15
523 Note2   |          relate to the Syriac text printed at the back of the paper
524 Text(3) |  Clermont-Ganneau in 1871. Ephraim probably knew of them through Josephus (
525 Text    |   Therefore to the one God whom we proclaim, the Jews bear witness together
526 Text    |         they were not gods, He was proclaiming 'I am He and there is none
527 Text    |         not enter into the land of promise. We have thus compared Isu
528 Text(35)|          verse by Marcionites as a proof-text is attested also by Eznik (
529 Text    |            if He secretly [P. 86.] punishes them for their grievous
530 Text    |             those souls which I am purchasing from Thee, how can I take
531 Text    |          has come. If He dwells in pure hearts, He is therefore
532 Text    |          repentant, he was sent to purge away sins by means of water.
533 Text    |          said that minds should be purified. What is probable ? That
534 Text    |           they should say that 'He purifies the nature of [l. 8.] the
535 Text    |          become turbid) He came to purify them. But if those souls
536 Text    |          in the mountain, for what purpose (was it shewn) ? Can it
537 Text    |           such words were [P. 90.] put forward (lit. were in the
538 Text    |             and the Pillar and the Quails and the Manna and all the
539 Text    |        idols ! But seeing that the questions relating to a war have,
540 Text    |           that account he remained quiet (and refrained) from engaging
541 Text(20)|            Isaiah lviii 5 ff. (not quite accurately cited). ~
542 Text    |           I have made sackcloth my raiment.' Who therefore remains
543 Text    |             And who sends down the rain for them, or who causes
544 Text    |          no other God was found to raise him from the dust—acknowledge,
545 Text    |             for Elijah the prophet ran in front of Ahab the unjust,
546         | rather
547 Text(4) |            limits. The MS. clearly reads [Syriac], p. 52, 1. 42. ~
548 Text    |            to a war have, as in a (real) war, overcome and silenced
549 Text    |         John sent to him, when (in reality) John did not send to him.
550 Text    |         perhaps it would have been reasonable for us to think that in
551 Text    |             then, according to thy reasoning, because the Father of Isu
552         | recent
553 Text    |         his coming [they did] not [recognise him, how does he] resemble
554 Text(6) |           1 For the details of the reconstruction of this passage, see the
555 Text    |         the Evangelist) a liar who recorded that John sent to him, when (
556 Text(26)|       corruptly' (parhllagme/non), referring the application of the saying
557 Text(3) |                             3 This refers to the sth~lai set up round
558 Text    |       another God did not [P. 96.] refrain from (saying) 'I am God
559 Text    |     account he remained quiet (and refrained) from engaging in battle.
560 Text    |           prophets were ... in the region of the Maker . . . but on
561 Note2   |           numbers and line numbers relate to the Syriac text printed
562 Text    |          seeing that the questions relating to a war have, as in a (
563 Text    |          it did not come and bring relief to the just in this world (?).
564 Text    |            in like manner he would remove those whom he wished to
565 Text    |         imprisoned, or that he was removed, or that the girl played
566 Text    |            came to call sinners to repentance and to baptize the [P. 63.]
567 Text    |            to baptize the [P. 63.] repentant, he was sent to purge away
568 Text    |           companions holy ? (But I reply, Nay—) for here (i.e. at
569 Text    |           also when he [heard] the report of [Isu] that he had come [
570 Text    |       Isaiah and to Daniel and the rest of the prophets — and that
571 Text    |         the Prophets exists as the result of a 'mixture,' nevertheless
572 Text    |             did they not treat him rightly ? For what did they see
573 Note2   |            pages are numbered with Roman numerals.  Arabic numbers
574 Text    |   belonging to the Greeks, and the Romans likewise, as well as (in)
575 Text    |            water of the sea into a royal city bitterness is (still)
576 Note1   |         the accompanying Syriac.  [RP]~ ~
577 Text    |       blessed according to the Law runs on foot in front of him
578 Text    |      shouldst bend thy neck like a rush and spread out sackcloth
579 Text(4) |         are not to enter the Jews' sacred limits. The MS. clearly
580 Text    |            like him. But lo ! thou saidst that there are many men
581 Text    |          sayest that neither for a sale nor for a bargain had Moses,
582 Text    |            that knoweth the Father save the Son' ?14 [P. 72.] And
583 Text(35)|      attested also by Eznik (J. M. Schmid's tr., p. 200). ~
584 Text    |            this discernment; if He secretly [P. 86.] punishes them for
585 Text    |       Creator create ?—let all the sects (lit. teachings) know that
586 Text    |          as for) the babes and the seed-corn and the plants and the possessions
587         | seem
588         | seemed
589 Text    |           His own. " And if He was selling His nature for something
590 Text(8) |            literature, the genuine Semitic form Yeshu' or 'Isho' (i.e.
591 Text    |      causes them to grow ? And who sends down the rain for them,
592 Text(34)|           3, is illegible, but the sense seems to be as above. ~
593 Text    |          Son of the Maker, and the servants of his Father's house, who
594 Text    |            take the Twelve and the Seventy -two from the [flock] 30
595         | shall
596 Text(30)|            idea of ' flocks' and ' shepherds ' in Marcionite sources,
597 Text    |             in order that He might shew them that what He gave was
598 Text    |           for what purpose (was it shewn) ? Can it be that it was
599 Text    |           or who causes the sun to shine for them ? Who commands
600 Text    |         itself, to refute them (by showing) that he cannot be 'strange'
601 Text    |            on the other hand (lit. side) we see that the unjust
602 Text    |        Prophets ? And which of the sides conquered there or lost ?
603 Text    |            to Adam in mercy—which (signifies [P. 61.] that) He gave to
604 Text    |    disciples also were standing in silence, and Simon only was speaking.
605 Text    |            real) war, overcome and silenced the question of purchase,
606 Text    |           of all this maturity the simple-mindedness of the Jews has not been
607 Text    |           and knew that Adam would sin against Him, [P. 58.] why
608 Text    |            Nay—) for here (i.e. at Sinai) also were not the People
609 Text    |           while Ahab the . . . was sitting in his chariot. [P. 55.]
610 Text    |      Sackcloth have I girded on my skin, and I have sprinkled my
611 Text    |           the girl played with his skull! But perhaps thou wilt say
612 Text    |         bear them, and governs the sky for them ? Thou seest that
613 Text    |        which He gave was something smaller, the weakness of the Stranger
614 Text    |         again his cheek to him who smites. . . . ~*     *     *     *     *     *     * ~[
615 Text    |         John) come ? If he came to smooth the way before Him, then
616 Text    |             Or can it be that John smoothed ways and prepared palaces,
617 Text    |            the way that John (was) smoothing for Him. For in honour of
618 Text    |   descended to it, then He did not snatch away men only but also the
619 Text    |             Then also Moses, etc., sold themselves to Him there,
620 Text(11)|         seems to have regarded the Song of the Three Children as
621 Text(30)|          shepherds ' in Marcionite sources, see p. 106, 1. 40 ff. ~
622 Text    |           also, in the days of his sovereignty, was dwelling in minds and
623 Text    |            world,13 who previously sowed in our world the pleasing
624 Text    |          means of the prophet, and speaks thus that he should give
625 Note1   |       quotations or to belong to a special terminology.~Words in italics
626 Text    |            are the humble in their spirit,' 16 will he really change
627 Text    |       though he said that [He] who spoke, by the Prophets exists
628 Text    |           thy neck like a rush and spread out sackcloth and ashes
629 Text    |      girded on my skin, and I have sprinkled my head with dust.' And
630 Note1   |            Words in italics inside square brackets are to be regarded
631 Text    |            these assertions cannot stand. For either he was shaken,
632 Text    |     aforesaid teachings, as I have stated before, those teachings
633 Text    |        Blessed is he if he remains steadfast and is not offended in me.'
634 Text(3) |               3 This refers to the sth~lai set up round the Temple ;
635 Text    |         down off it; why wilt thou stir up enmity for thyself with
636 Text    |         the kingdom, he did not go straight to the capital of the kingdom.
637 Text    |            which of them is it who strikes (the blow), or which is
638 Text    |           that because he was very strong on that account he did not
639 Text    |              or which is it who is struck ? Or did he on this account
640 Text    |           Whom then do they call a stumbling-block ? Is it not he who turned
641 Text    |           men, on account of their subjection, were more submissive [P.
642 Note1   |       passages, where the text has suffered great mutilation, italics
643 Text    |          Isu, then from these same sufferings of the prophets Isu [took
644 Text    |         that Moses, etc., would be sufficient to meet the attack of the
645 Note1   |        summarise the argument from suggestions in the fragments.]~[P.101]
646 Note1   |     italics indicate an attempt to summarise the argument from suggestions
647 Text    |            them, or who causes the sun to shine for them ? Who
648 Text    |       shewed them that (his glory) surpassed that of the Maker, in order
649 Text    |          being something precious, surpasses (the other) ; for if the
650 Text    |         not set forth [P.88.] some symbol there for us, let them tell
651 Text(8) |         must have been used by the Syriac-speaking Marcionites, but it is not
652 Text    |           not allowed to enter the Tabernacle unless he was sanctified
653 Text    |        were battening at Jezebel's table, and the true prophets [
654 Text    |          For lo ! even to this day Tablets 3 which are even now inscribed
655 Text    |          contrary of these things (takes place), namely humiliation
656 Text    |          in [the way] of grace and tempered the harshness of justice,
657 Text(3) |           sth~lai set up round the Temple ; one of these was discovered
658 Text    |          to him in the beginning a temporal life, in order to show that. . . .
659 Text    | everlasting. But if they apply the term 'strangeness' to every (?)
660 Note1   |          or to belong to a special terminology.~Words in italics inside
661 Text    |            was also a lie, when he testified concerning John that he
662 Text    |         did He (i.e. the Stranger) testify concerning John ? That John
663 Text    |         both angry at adultery and theft and other hateful things,
664         | thereby
665 Text    |            honour, were witnesses (thereto). ~For if there had been
666         | thine
667 Text    |          carry (them) off, as Thou thinkest, in virtue of that which
668 Text    |           this John, who erred [in thinking that it was necessary] that
669         | throughout
670 Text    |            and are eagerly looking till now for the milk and honey ?
671 Text(36)|                                7 1 Tim. ii 15 : [Syriac] (p. 100,
672 Text    |    sufferings of the prophets Isu [took an example] that [P. 71.]
673 Text    |       pleasing to Him, why does He torment His friends here ? Either
674 Text(35)|           by Eznik (J. M. Schmid's tr., p. 200). ~
675 Note2   |           has not been possible to transcribe the fragments of Syriac. 
676 Note1   |       lacunae are indicated in the translation by dots, and longer gaps
677 Note1   |            regarded as conjectural translations or paraphrases.~In a few
678 Text(8) |          these treatises that this transliteration of the Greek 0Ihsou~s must
679 Text    |        drove him out, did they not treat him rightly ? For what did
680 Text    |          belonging to the Jews are truer than all the teachings.
681 Text    |        i.e. the Marcionites) speak truly. And if not even this was
682 Text    |          He would surely, not have trusted the Stranger so as to give
683 Text    |          polluted (lit. had become turbid) He came to purify them.
684 Text    |         mountain because they were turning again to married life ;
685 Text    |           thou beforehand take the Twelve and the Seventy -two from
686 Text    |        after men, why was he [lo,] unable to [P. 94.] create this ?
687 Text    |     moreover towards those who are ungrateful like them ; but in the case
688         | unless
689         | unlikely
690 Text    |        domain is worthy of Isu and unworthy of His (i.e. the Stranger'
691 Text    |        lacking to Him, why do they utter blasphemy by means of the
692 Text    |           over) to him that other (utterance) which he said concerning
693 Text    |           change our nature, if he utters (lit. gives) them we are
694 Text    |        then they were sent to the (various) countries. And lo ! also
695 Text    |            city that they must not venture to enter within their limits.4
696 Text    |      teaching. For how could he be veracious who proclaims Seven Gods,
697 Text(7) |            of the sword' are taken verbatim from Gen. iii 24 syr.vg,
698 Text(35)|          xxxii 22. The use of this verse by Marcionites as a proof-text
699 Text(2) |                      2 Ezra iv 15, vi 1 ff. (paraphrased). ~
700 Text(21)|          Exod. iv 24-26 : the same view of the passage is taken
701 Text    |           had preceded those many [virgins] of the Stranger, it would
702 Text    |      accustomed to that surpassing vision of the Maker Isu shewed
703 Text    |          the Creator has been made void. But how could Elijah have
704 Note1   |                          Note from Vol. 1 Introduction, p. (10):~[
705 Note2   |           at the back of the paper volume.  ~ ~
706 Text    |         and my flesh is wasted for want of ointment,' and Job says,18 '
707 Text    |            see that this city is a warlike city from of old,' together
708 Text    |         But when Adam did not take warning and fell from grace, Justice
709 Text    |           in a case when a God was warring against a God the Creator
710 Text    |           fasting, and my flesh is wasted for want of ointment,' and
711 Text    |         was something smaller, the weakness of the Stranger was seen
712 Text    |            not been outgrown (lit. weaned), since these (qualities)
713         | whatever
714 Text    |           Moses wished to take his wife with him by force, He (i.e.
715 Text    |      iniquity they all fell in the wilderness and, except in the case
716 Text    |            action. And how was the wise Just Being persuaded to
717         | within
718 Text    |           that cometh ?' But it is wonderful to hear that John believes
719 Text    |          all the Signs and all the Wonders. . . .  ~*     *     *     *     *     *     * ~
720 Text(26)|             1 Luke vii 23, but the wording is that of Matt, xi 6 C.
721 Text    |            forth into the world He worked great Signs beforehand . . .
722 Text    |         One' : yet we see that His worshippers are afflicted in this world,
723 Text(21)|     passage is taken by Aphraates (Wright, p. 110, 1. 11 — Pat. Syr.
724 Text    |          the Edicts which had been written by Nebuchadnezzar and by
725 Text    |          very wicked, and they are wronged [by Him] on whose account
726 Text    |      shaken. And can it be that he wrote (a letter) and dispatched
727 Text(14)|                             1 Luke x 22 (not as in the Syriac
728 Text(26)|           wording is that of Matt, xi 6 C. Epiphanius (Haer. 324)
729 Text(1) |                         2 Jeremiah xl 2 ff. ~
730 Text(18)|                              6 Job xvi 15. ~
731 Text(22)|                        3 See Exod. xxiv 13. ~
732 Text(35)|                            3 Deut. xxxii 22. The use of this verse
733 Text(8) |           the genuine Semitic form Yeshu' or 'Isho' (i.e. Joshua)
734 Text    |        cast into a miry pit, while Zedekiah, an unjust man, is living