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Theodotus

Section 38

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Author: Theodotus

XXXVIII. Against Tatian, who says that the words, “

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Let

there

be

light

,

”

are

supplicatory

.

If

,

then

,

He

is

supplicating

the

supreme

God

,

how

does

He

say

,

“

I

am

God

,

and

beside

me

there

is

none

else

?

”

We

have

said

that

there

are

punishments

for

blasphemies

,

for

nonsense

,

for

outrageous

expressions

;

which

are

punished

and

chastised

by

reason

.

Notes

60
[From some lost work of his.]
61
Gen. i. 3.
62
Isa. xliv. 6.