Apocriticus

Macarius Magnes (d. 403)

THE APOCRITICUS OF

MACARIUS MAGNES

By T. W. CRAFER, D.D.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. London

The Macmillan Company. New York

1919

CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTION :---

Summary ix

The Nature of the Apocriticus x

The History of the Apocriticus to 1867 xi

Its History since 1867 xii

The Heathen Objections in the Apocriticus xiv

The Date of the Apocriticus xvi

The Authorship of the Apocriticus xix

The Title of the Work xxiv

The Literary Relations of the Apocriticus xxv

The Text and MSS xxvii

Its Theological and Apologetic Value xxix

TRANSLATION :---

BOOK I. Fragment of ch. vi. Concerning Berenice or the woman with an issue of blood 31

BOOK II. Ch. vii. Answer concerning the saying: Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth 32

Ch. viii. Answer concerning the saying: Who is my mother, who are my brethren ? 33

Ch. ix. Answer concerning the sayings: None is good save one, even God; and A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good 34

Ch. x. Answer concerning the saying: Lord, have pity on my son, for he is lunatic 36

Ch. xi. Answer concerning the saying: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true 37

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