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MediaDB / «The Death of Saint Simon the Canaanite" George Gulia: download fb2, read online
About the book: 1980 / "... - Venerable elder, we listened to you and understood you as best we could. We want to offer you three questions. “Speak,” said the apostle, who was not afraid of any tricks, for God favored him. “Here is the first,” said Sum. “Is it true that your master is named Jesus Christ, the son of man, and is it true that he rules over man in this world and in the other world?” The apostle exclaimed, and his voice was like thunder: “Truly!” We are his slaves here and his slaves there, in the kingdom of the dead, for he is the master of everything - living and dead! The Abasgs understood the old man. “Answer,” continued Sum, “is it true that your master was born of a woman?” - anticipating the imminent victory, said the holy apostle. Sum said: “Tell us, venerable old man, how the teaching of your master agrees with the teachings of the wise Hellenes named Plato and Aristotle.”? …»