The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 73: what you’re looking at

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o/ so THE EMPEROR SULIAN’S ARGUMENTS _ the dropsy, nor the reduvia, nor any small or | great defect of the body, but it can take away adultery, rapine, and, im short, all the crimes of ‘the soul!!! v Since, however, they say that they differ from i” the Jews of the present time, but that they are accurately Israelites, according to the prophets of the Jews, and that they especially believe in Moses and the prophets derived from him in Judea, let us see in what they particularly accord with them. But let us begin with Moses, who they say predicted the future nativity of Jesus. Moses, therefore, not once, nor twice, nor thrice, but very frequently thinks it fit that one God alone should be honoured, whom he denominates su- preme. But he never says that any other god is to be worshipped, though he speaks of angels and lords, and many gods, He considers, how- ever, the first god as transcendant, but does not think that there is any other who ranks as second, neither similar nor dissimilar to him, according to your fabrication. But if there is with you one word of Moses in favour of these things, it is just you should produce it. For the words, “The Y Seomresooks,.c®