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Theodotus

Section 53

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Author: Theodotus

LIII. “Day unto day uttereth speech.” As the

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heavens

have

various

meanings

,

so

also

has

day

.

Now

speech

is

the

Lord

;

and

He

is

also

frequently

called

day

.

“

And

night

unto

night

showeth

forth

knowledge

.

”

The

devil

knew

that

the

Lord

was

to

come

.

But

he

did

not

believe

that

He

was

God

;

wherefore

also

he

tempted

Him

,

in

order

to

know

if

He

were

powerful

.

It

is

said

,

“

he

left

Him

,

and

departed

from

Him

for

a

season

;

”

that

is

,

he

postponed

the

discovery

till

the

resurrection

.

For

he

knew

that

He

who

was

to

rise

was

the

Lord

.

Likewise

also

the

demons

;

since

also

they

suspected

that

Solomon

was

the

Lord

,

and

they

knew

that

he

was

not

so

,

on

his

sinning

.

“

Night

to

night

.

”

All

the

demons

knew

that

He

who

rose

after

the

passion

was

the

Lord

.

And

already

Enoch

had

said

,

that

the

angels

who

transgressed

taught

men

astronomy

and

divination

,

and

the

rest

of

the

arts

.

Notes

80
For ἐᾶν, which is the reading of the text, Sylburgius’ suggestion of εἴα or εἴασε has been adopted.
81
See note 9, p. 3, supra.]