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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 3 · Introduction

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In Genesis: “Then said the Lord to Adam

‹ Book 3 · Section 57 Book 3 · Section 58 ›

,

Because

thou

hast

hearkened

to

the

voice

of

thy

wife

,

and

hast

eaten

of

that

tree

of

which

alone

I

commanded

thee

that

thou

shouldest

not

eat

,

cursed

shall

be

the

ground

in

all

thy

works

;

in

sadness

and

groaning

shalt

thou

eat

of

it

all

the

days

of

thy

life

:

thorns

and

thistles

shall

it

cast

forth

to

thee

;

and

thou

shalt

eat

the

herb

of

the

field

in

the

sweat

of

thy

brow

.

Thou

shalt

eat

thy

bread

until

thou

return

unto

the

earth

from

which

also

thou

wast

taken

;

because

earth

thou

art

,

and

to

earth

thou

shalt

go

.

”

Also

in

the

same

place

:

“

And

Enoch

pleased

God

,

and

was

not

found

afterwards

:

because

God

translated

him

.

”

And

in

Isaiah

:

“

All

flesh

is

grass

,

and

all

the

glory

of

it

as

the

flower

of

grass

.

The

grass

withered

,

and

the

flower

hath

fallen

away

;

but

the

word

of

the

Lord

abideth

for

ever

.

”

In

Ezekiel

:

“

They

say

,

Our

bones

are

become

dry

,

our

hope

hath

perished

:

we

have

expired

.

Therefore

prophesy

,

and

say

,

Thus

saith

the

Lord

,

Behold

,

I

open

your

monuments

,

and

I

will

bring

you

forth

from

your

monuments

,

and

I

will

bring

you

into

the

land

of

Israel

;

and

I

will

put

my

Spirit

upon

you

,

and

ye

shall

live

;

and

I

will

place

you

into

your

land

:

and

ye

shall

know

that

I

the

Lord

have

spoken

,

and

will

do

it

,

saith

the

Lord

.

”

Also

in

the

Wisdom

of

Solomon

:

“

He

was

taken

away

,

lest

wickedness

should

change

his

understanding

;

for

his

soul

was

pleasing

to

God

.

”

Also

in

the

eighty

-

third

Psalm

:

“

How

beloved

are

thy

dwellings

,

Thou

Lord

of

hosts

?

My

soul

desires

and

hastes

to

the

courts

of

God

.

”

And

in

the

Epistle

of

Paul

to

the

Thessalonians

:

“

But

we

would

not

that

you

should

be

ignorant

,

brethren

,

concerning

those

who

sleep

,

that

ye

sorrow

not

as

others

which

have

no

hope

.

For

if

we

believe

that

Jesus

died

and

rose

again

,

so

also

them

which

have

fallen

asleep

in

Jesus

will

God

bring

with

Him

.

”

Also

in

the

first

Epistle

to

the

Corinthians

:

“

Thou

fool

,

that

which

thou

sowest

is

not

quickened

except

it

have

first

died

.

”

And

again

:

“

Star

differeth

from

star

in

glory

:

so

also

the

resurrection

.

The

body

is

sown

in

corruption

,

it

rises

without

corruption

;

it

is

sown

in

ignominy

,

it

rises

again

in

glory

;

it

is

sown

in

weakness

,

it

rises

again

in

power

;

it

is

sown

an

animal

body

,

it

rises

again

a

spiritual

body

.

”

And

again

:

“

For

this

corruptible

must

put

on

incorruption

,

and

this

mortal

put

on

immortality

.

But

when

this

corruptible

shall

have

put

on

incorruption

,

and

this

mortal

shall

have

put

on

immortality

,

then

shall

come

to

pass

the

word

that

is

written

,

Death

is

absorbed

into

striving

.

Where

,

O

death

,

is

thy

sting

?

Where

,

O

death

,

is

thy

striving

?

”

Also

in

the

Gospel

according

to

John

:

“

Father

,

I

will

that

those

whom

Thou

hast

given

me

be

with

me

where

I

shall

be

,

and

may

see

my

glory

which

Thou

hast

given

me

before

the

foundation

of

the

world

.

”

Also

according

to

Luke

:

“

Now

lettest

Thou

Thy

servant

depart

in

peace

,

O

Lord

,

according

to

the

word

;

for

mine

eyes

have

seen

Thy

salvation

.

”

Also

according

to

John

:

“

If

ye

loved

me

,

ye

would

rejoice

because

I

go

to

the

Father

;

for

the

Father

is

greater

than

I

.

”

Notes

1
Gen. iii. 17–19.
2
Gen. v. 24.
3
Isa. xl. 6, 7.
4
Ezek. xxxvii. 11–14.
5
Wisd. iv. 11, 14.
6
Some read “amabiles,” “amiable.”
7
Ps. lxxxiv. 1, 2.
8
1 Thess. iv. 13, 14.
9
1 Cor. xv. 36.
10
1 Cor. xv. 41–44.
11
1 Cor. xv. 53–55.
12
John xvii. 24.
13
Luke ii. 29, 30.
14
John xiv. 28.