The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 239
cated persons. Some Christian writers werequite talented men ; but few of the Church fathers can besaid to have enjoyed more than a mediocre education.Platonic philosophy, for instance, did not enter intoChristian minds directly, but only through the channelsof Philos books. Thus it is natural that… … Mithras Monument of Ostburken. among non-Christians, they were puzzled and found noother explanation for such remarkable coincidences, than the guiles of Satan. Eventhe most peculiarly Christiansacrament, the Lords Supper,was, according to the tes-timony of Justin Martyr,celebrated by the Persians…
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