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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 Deuteronomy God said to Moses: “And the

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Lord

said

to

me

,

A

Prophet

will

I

raise

up

to

them

from

among

their

brethren

,

such

as

thee

,

and

I

will

give

my

word

in

His

mouth

;

and

He

shall

speak

unto

them

that

which

I

shall

command

Him

.

And

whosoever

shall

not

hear

whatsoever

things

that

Prophet

shall

speak

in

my

name

,

I

will

avenge

it

.

”

Concerning

whom

also

Christ

says

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

:

“

Search

the

Scriptures

,

in

which

ye

think

ye

have

eternal

life

.

These

are

they

which

set

forth

testimony

concerning

me

;

and

ye

will

not

come

to

me

,

that

ye

might

have

life

.

Do

not

think

that

I

accuse

you

to

the

Father

:

there

is

one

that

accuseth

you

,

even

Moses

,

on

whom

ye

hope

.

For

if

ye

had

believed

Moses

,

ye

would

also

believe

me

:

for

he

wrote

of

me

.

But

if

ye

believe

not

his

writings

,

how

shall

ye

believe

my

words

?

”

Notes

1
Deut. xviii. 18, 19.
2
John v. 39, 40, 45–47.