The Five Books Against Marcion — Book 3, Chapter 21

1

i.e., the Jews.

2

Or perhaps, “are found to belong to the Creator’s Christ, not to Marcion’s.”

3

Marcion denied that there was any prophecy of national or Gentile conversion; it was only the conversion of individual proselytes that he held.

4

Allectio.

5

Exorta est.

6

Isa. ii. 2, 3.

7

Sibynas, Σιβύνη· ὅπλον δόρατι παραπλήσιον. Hesychius, “Sibynam appellant Illyrii telum venabuli simile.” Paulus, ex Festo, p. 336, Müll. (Oehler.)

8

Isa. ii. 4.

9

Allectio.

10

Junius explains the author’s induxerunt by deleverunt; i.e., “they annulled your opinion about proselytes being the sole called, by their promulgation of the gospel.”

Book 3 · Chapter 21

Chapter XXI.—The Call of the Gentiles Under the Influence of the Gospel Foretold.

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