The Five Books Against Marcion — Book 4, Chapter 35

Opening the library…

Notes

Ex acceptione personæ. The Greek προσωποληψία, “respect of persons.”

Lev. xix. 17. The last clause in A.V. runs, “And not suffer sin upon him;” but the Sept gives this reading, καὶ οὐ λήψῃ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ἁμαρτίαν; nor need the Hebrew mean other than this. The prenominal particle וייֹע may be well rendered δι᾽ αὐτόι on his account.

Luke xvii. 4.

Lev. xix. 18.

Dones.

Erga: i.q. circa.

See Lev. xiii. and xiv.

Morositatem.

Prævenientem.

Luke xvii. 11–19.

Or, perhaps, “had proved the prophecy true by His accomplishment of it.”

Retractari.

See above in chap. ix.

Præfatus est: see Luke iv. 27.

Destructionem.

Authenticus. “He was the true, the original Priest, of whom the priests under the Mosaic law were only copies” (Bp. Kaye, On the Writings of Tertullian, pp. 293, 294, and note 8).

Luke xvii. 14.

Et utique viderit.

Tam opiniosus.

Qua: “I should prefer quia” (Oehler).

Pristino leproso: but doubtful.

Causas.

Luke xvii. 17.

Schisma illud ex novem tribubus. There is another reading which substitutes the word decem. “It is, however, immaterial; either number will do roundly. If ‘ten’ be the number, it must be understood that the tenth is divided, accurately making nine and a half tribes. If ‘nine’ be read, the same amount is still made up, for Simeon was reckoned with Judah, and half of the tribe of Benjamin remained loyal” (Fr. Junius).

Avulsas.

1 Kings xi. 29–39 and xii. 15.

Næ.

John iv. 12, 20.

Amos vi. 1.

Subiciens: or “subjecting.”

John iv. 22.

Tota promissio Christus.

Matricem.

Fontem non puteum salutis.

Agnovisse.

Justificandos.