Agapius

TF = Eus. E.H.1.11.7b-8

Jerome (On Famous Michael Chronicle Men, 13) In these times there was a wise man named Jesus, if it is fitting for us to call him a man. For he was a worker of glorious deeds and a teacher of truth. Many from among the Jews and the nations became his disciples.

1 At this time there About this time there At the same time was a wise man who lived Jesus, a wise there was Jesus, a was called Jesus. man, wise man, 2 3 His conduct was good, if indeed one ought to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, if indeed it is proper to say that he was a man; for he was an accomplisher of marvelous works and a teacher of those who freely receive true things; he also had very many followers, as many from the Jews as from the gentiles,

4 and (he) was known a teacher of such to be virtuous. men as receive the truth with pleasure. 5 And many people He won over many of from the Jews and the Jews, and many other nations of the Gentiles. became his disciples.

6 7 Pilate

He was the Messiah; When Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us,

and he was He was thought to believed to be be the messiah, Christ. When by the envy of but not according to our principal ones the testimony of the Pilate principal men of our nation. Because of this, Pilate condemned him to the cross and he died. For those who had loved him did not cease to love him. He appeared to them alive after three days.

8 condemned him to had condemned him had affixed him to a be crucified and die. to the cross, cross, 9 But those who had those that loved him become his disciples at the first did not did not abandon his forsake him, discipleship. 10 They reported that he had appeared to them three days after the crucifixion, and that he was alive; 11 accordingly he was perhaps the Messiah those who had first loved him nevertheless persevered;

for he appeared to for he appeared to them alive again the them on the third third day, day living;

12 concerning whom the prophets have recounted wonders.

as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him;

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many things, both these and other marvelous things, are in the songs of the prophets who made predictions about him. and the tribe of Even until today the Christians, so named race of Christians, from him, are not having obtained the extinct to this day. word from him, has not failed.

For the prophets of God had spoken with regard to him of such marvelous things. And the people of the Christians, named after him, has not disappeared till this day.

PseudoAmbrose/Hegesip pus Bk 2, Ch 12 a. That there was at that time a wise man, b. if, says he, it be lawful to have him called a man; c. a doer of wonderful works,

g. and hath penetrated among all sorts of men; nor does there remain any nation in the Roman world, which continues strangers to his religion.

d. who appeared to his disciples after the third day from his death alive again,

e. according to the writings of the prophets, who foretold these, and innumerable other miraculous events concerning him; f. from whom began the congregation of Christians,