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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 1 · Introduction

About this work

Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In the second book of Kings: “And the

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word

of

the

Lord

came

to

Nathan

,

saying

,

Go

and

tell

my

servant

David

,

Thus

saith

the

Lord

,

Thou

shalt

not

build

me

an

house

to

dwell

in

;

but

it

shall

be

,

when

thy

days

shall

be

fulfilled

,

and

thou

shalt

sleep

with

thy

fathers

,

I

will

raise

up

thy

seed

after

thee

,

which

shall

come

from

thy

bowels

,

and

I

will

make

ready

his

kingdom

.

He

shall

build

me

an

house

in

my

name

,

and

I

will

raise

up

his

throne

for

ever

;

and

I

will

be

to

him

for

a

father

,

and

he

shall

be

to

me

for

a

son

:

and

his

house

shall

obtain

confidence

,

and

his

kingdom

for

evermore

in

my

sight

.

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

the

Lord

says

:

“

There

shall

not

be

left

in

the

temple

one

stone

upon

another

that

shall

not

be

thrown

down

.

”

And

“

After

three

days

another

shall

be

raised

up

without

hands

.

”

Notes

1
2 Sam. vii. 4, 5, 12–16.
2
Matt. xxiv. 2.
3
John ii. 19; Mark xiv. 58.