The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 55: what you’re looking at

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se ee re 32 THE EMPEROR $ULIAN'S ARGUMENTS one who joined with him in being indignant and afflicted, appears to have laid aside his anger. These, and other things of this kind, Moses is made to say of God, in not a few places of the scripture. That God, however, has not alone paid atten- tion to the Hebrews, but taking care of all nations, has given the Jews, indeed, nothing important or great, but has bestowed upon us things a little more excellent and illustrious, consider from what follows: The Egyptians can enumerate the names of not a few wise men that flourished among them, many of whom were the successors of Hermes, of that Hermes I say, who was the third that came to Egypt. The Chaldzans and Assyrians can enumerate those who descended from Annus and Belus. And the Greeks, an infinite number of those who descended from Chiron. For from him all those who by nature are initiators into mysteries and theologies derive their origin; though the Hebrews appear to consider these two things as alone confined to them. Afterwards, says Cyril, he derides the blessed David and Sampson, and says, that they were not CONMIE DOOKS.CO