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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 Habakkuk: “His virtue covered the heavens,

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and

the

earth

is

full

of

His

praise

,

and

His

splendour

shall

be

as

the

light

;

there

shall

be

horns

in

His

hands

.

And

there

the

virtue

of

His

glory

was

established

,

and

He

founded

His

strong

love

.

Before

His

face

shall

go

the

Word

,

and

shall

go

forth

unto

the

plains

according

to

His

steps

.

”

In

Isaiah

also

:

“

Behold

,

unto

us

a

child

is

born

,

and

to

us

a

Son

is

given

,

upon

whose

shoulders

shall

be

government

;

and

His

name

shall

be

called

the

Messenger

of

a

mighty

thought

.

”

By

this

sign

of

the

cross

also

Amalek

was

conquered

by

Jesus

through

Moses

.

In

Exodus

Moses

said

to

Jesus

:

“

Choose

thee

out

men

,

and

go

forth

,

and

order

yourselves

with

Amalek

until

the

morrow

.

Behold

,

I

will

stand

on

the

top

of

the

hill

,

and

the

rod

of

God

in

mine

hand

.

And

it

came

to

pass

,

when

Moses

lifted

up

his

hands

,

Israel

prevailed

;

but

when

Moses

had

let

down

his

hands

,

Amalek

waxed

strong

.

But

the

hands

of

Moses

were

heavy

;

and

they

took

a

stone

,

and

placed

it

under

him

,

and

he

sat

upon

it

and

Aaron

and

Hur

held

up

his

hands

,

on

the

one

side

and

on

the

other

side

;

and

the

hands

of

Moses

were

made

steady

even

to

the

setting

of

the

sun

.

And

Jesus

routed

Amalek

and

all

his

people

.

And

the

Lord

said

unto

Moses

,

Write

this

,

that

it

may

be

a

memorial

in

a

book

,

and

tell

it

unto

the

ears

of

Jesus

,

that

I

may

utterly

destroy

the

memory

of

Amalek

from

under

heaven

.

”

Notes

1
Hab. iii. 3–5.
2
Isa. ix. 6.
3
Ex. xvii. 9–14.