The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 81: what you’re looking at

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88 THE EMPEROR FULIANS ARGUMENTS And that he did not conceive them to be impure as you do, again hear from his own words: “ But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.” (Levit. vii. 20.) Moses himself was truly religious about the eating of victims, But it is right after this that you should re- collect what has. been before said, and for the sake of which these things also have been mentioned. For why, since you have revolted from us, do you not embrace the law of the Jews, and abide in what is enjoined by them’ Some one who sees acutely will perhaps say, Neither did the Jews sacrifice. But I will prove that the sight of such a one 1s dreadfully dull. In the first place, because you do not retain any other of the legal rites of the Jews. In the second place, be- cause the Jews do sacrifice in their houses, and even now they eat all the victims, offer prayer before they sacrifice, and give the right hand shoulder as first fruits to the priests. Being now, however, deprived of a temple and altar, or, as they are ac- customed to say, of a sanctuary, they are prevented CONMELDOOKS (CO mn