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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour

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Section 52

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52. There was also among those philosophers one very

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skilled

in

treating

of

natural

science

,

and

he

asked

the

Lord

Jesus

whether

He

had

studied

medicine

.

And

He

,

in

reply

,

explained

to

him

physics

and

metaphysics

,

hyperphysics

and

hypophysics

,

the

powers

likewise

and

humours

of

the

body

,

and

the

effects

of

the

same

;

also

the

number

of

members

and

bones

,

of

veins

,

arteries

,

and

nerves

;

also

the

effect

of

heat

and

dryness

,

of

cold

and

moisture

,

and

what

these

give

rise

to

;

what

was

the

operation

of

the

soul

upon

the

body

,

and

its

perceptions

and

powers

;

what

was

the

operation

of

the

faculty

of

speech

,

of

anger

,

of

desire

;

lastly

,

their

conjunction

and

disjunction

,

and

other

things

beyond

the

reach

of

any

created

intellect

.

Then

that

philosopher

rose

up

,

and

adored

the

Lord

Jesus

,

and

said

:

O

Lord

,

from

this

time

I

will

be

thy

disciple

and

slave

.