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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 2 · Introduction

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In Isaiah: “Lord, who hath believed our

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report

,

and

to

whom

is

the

Arm

of

the

Lord

revealed

?

We

have

declared

in

His

presence

as

children

,

as

a

root

in

a

thirsty

ground

.

There

is

no

form

nor

glory

in

Him

;

and

we

saw

Him

,

and

He

had

no

form

nor

beauty

;

but

His

form

was

without

honour

,

and

lacking

beyond

other

men

.

He

was

a

man

set

in

a

plague

,

and

knowing

how

to

bear

weakness

;

because

His

face

was

turned

away

,

He

was

dishonoured

,

and

was

not

accounted

of

.

He

bears

our

sins

,

and

grieves

for

us

;

and

we

thought

that

He

was

in

grief

,

and

in

wounding

,

and

in

affliction

;

but

He

was

wounded

for

our

transgressions

,

and

He

was

weakened

for

our

sins

.

The

discipline

of

our

peace

was

upon

Him

,

and

with

His

bruise

we

are

healed

.

We

all

like

sheep

have

gone

astray

;

man

has

gone

out

of

his

way

.

And

God

has

delivered

Him

for

our

sins

;

and

He

,

because

He

was

afflicted

,

opened

not

His

mouth

.

”

Also

in

the

same

:

“

I

am

not

rebellious

,

nor

do

I

contradict

.

I

gave

my

back

to

the

stripes

,

and

my

cheeks

to

the

palms

of

the

hands

.

Moreover

,

I

did

not

turn

away

my

face

from

the

foulness

of

spitting

,

and

God

was

my

helper

.

”

Also

in

the

same

:

“

He

shall

not

cry

,

nor

will

any

one

hear

His

voice

in

the

streets

.

He

shall

not

break

a

bruised

reed

,

and

a

smoking

flax

He

shall

not

extinguish

;

but

He

shall

bring

forth

judgment

in

truth

.

He

shall

shine

forth

,

and

shall

not

be

shaken

,

until

He

set

judgment

in

the

earth

,

and

in

His

name

shall

the

nations

trust

.

”

Also

in

the

twenty

-

first

Psalm

:

“

But

I

am

a

worm

,

and

no

man

;

the

accursed

of

man

,

and

the

casting

away

of

the

people

.

All

they

who

saw

me

despised

me

,

and

spoke

within

their

lips

,

and

moved

their

head

.

He

hoped

in

the

Lord

,

let

Him

deliver

him

;

let

Him

save

him

,

since

he

will

have

Him

.

”

Also

in

that

place

:

“

My

strength

is

dried

up

like

a

potsherd

,

and

my

tongue

is

glued

to

my

jaws

.

”

Also

in

Zechariah

:

“

And

the

Lord

showed

me

Jesus

,

that

great

priest

,

standing

before

the

face

of

the

Angel

of

the

Lord

,

and

the

devil

was

standing

at

his

right

hand

to

oppose

him

.

And

Jesus

was

clothed

in

filthy

garments

,

and

he

stood

before

the

face

of

the

Angel

Himself

;

and

He

answered

and

said

to

them

who

were

standing

before

His

face

,

saying

,

Take

away

his

filthy

garments

from

him

.

And

he

said

to

him

,

Behold

,

I

have

taken

away

thine

iniquities

.

And

put

upon

him

a

priestly

garment

,

and

set

a

fair

mitre

upon

his

head

.

”

Also

Paul

to

the

Philippians

:

“

Who

,

being

established

in

the

form

of

God

,

thought

it

not

robbery

that

He

was

equal

with

God

,

but

emptied

Himself

,

taking

the

form

of

a

servant

,

and

was

made

in

the

likeness

of

men

;

and

being

found

in

fashion

as

a

man

,

He

humbled

Himself

,

becoming

obedient

even

unto

death

,

even

the

death

of

the

cross

.

Wherefore

also

God

exalted

Him

,

and

gave

Him

a

name

which

is

above

every

name

,

that

in

the

name

of

Jesus

every

knee

should

bow

,

of

things

in

heaven

,

of

things

in

earth

,

and

of

infernal

things

,

and

every

tongue

should

confess

that

Jesus

Christ

is

Lord

in

the

glory

of

God

the

Father

.

”

Notes

1
“Infirmatus;” Oxford transl. “bruised.”
2
Isa. liii. 1–7. [See p. 516, supra.]
3
Isa. l. 5–7.
4
Isa. xlii. 2–4.
5
Ps. xxii. 6–8.
6
Ps. xxii. 15.
7
“Poderem,” “a long priestly robe reaching to the heels” (Migne’s Lexicon). The Oxford translation gives the meaning “an alb,” which also is given in Migne.
8
Cidarim, the head-dress for the Jewish high priest.
9
Zech. iii. 1, 3, 5.
10
“In nomine;” Oxford translator, “at the name,” following the Eng. ver. But see the Greek, ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι.
11
Phil. ii. 6–11.