A History of the Early Church, Volume 3Scribner, 1950 - Bible |
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Page 173
... pagan until he was converted by a dream . But the bishop distrusted the sudden change in a well - known enemy of Christianity , and so the candidate hastened to write , as testimony to his seriousness , seven books Against Pagans . Here ...
... pagan until he was converted by a dream . But the bishop distrusted the sudden change in a well - known enemy of Christianity , and so the candidate hastened to write , as testimony to his seriousness , seven books Against Pagans . Here ...
Page 238
... pagan , and Christian officialdom . The book begins with the four greatest cities of the Empire : Rome , Constantinople , Alexandria are represented as female figures , Trèves as an armed man in the pose of a conqueror . Then comes a ...
... pagan , and Christian officialdom . The book begins with the four greatest cities of the Empire : Rome , Constantinople , Alexandria are represented as female figures , Trèves as an armed man in the pose of a conqueror . Then comes a ...
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... pagan rite , when taken over , was strong enough to keep the celebration to the night . The Christian priest offered the prayer , consecrating the water at midnight — and then all rushed with their pitchers to the particular river in ...
... pagan rite , when taken over , was strong enough to keep the celebration to the night . The Christian priest offered the prayer , consecrating the water at midnight — and then all rushed with their pitchers to the particular river in ...
Contents
TRANSLATORS NOTE | 13 |
CHAPTER | 17 |
THE FINAL VICTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH | 57 |
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