Eusebius of Caesarea

Praeparatio Evangelica (Preparation for the Gospel)

Name: Praeparatio Evangelica (Preparation for the Gospel)
Author: Eusebius of Caesarea

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Book 1
Chapter I. What the Treatise on the Gospel Promises
Chapter II. The Charges Usually Brought Against Us by Those Who Try to Slander…
Chapter III. That We Did Not Adopt the Sentiments of the Word of Salvation…
Chapter IV. Our Adoption of Belief in the Greatest Blessings is Not Uncritical…
Chapter V. We Did Not Forsake the Superstitious Errors of Our Fathers Without…
Chapter VI. Primitive Theology of Phoenicians and Egyptians
Chapter VII. Character of the Cosmogony of the Greeks
Chapter VIII. Philosophers' Opinions Concerning the System of the Universe
Chapter IX. The Ancients Worshipped No Other Gods Than the Celestial…
Chapter X. Theology of the Phoenicians
Book 2
Preface
Chapter I. Epitome of Egyptian Theology, and How it Was Transmitted to the…
Chapter II. Epitome of the Mythological Tales Among the Greeks Concerning Their…
Chapter III. Of the Secret Initiations and Cryptic Mysteries of Their…
Chapter IV. By What Considerations We Were Led to Withdraw From the Opinions of…
Chapter V. Summary of the Preceding Arguments
Chapter VI. That What They Call the Temples of Their Gods Are the Tombs of Dead…
Chapter VII. What Plato Thought of the Theology of the Ancients
Chapter VIII. Of the Theology of the Romans
Book 3
Preface (xx)
Chapter I. The Physical Theology of the Greeks
Chapter II. The Same Subject
Chapter III. The Allegorical Theology of the Egyptians
Chapter IV. Further Consideration of the Physical System of the Egyptians, and…
Chapter V. That This System Also Was Wholly Condemnable
Chapter VI. That We Had Good Reason for Withdrawing From Their More Physical…
Chapter VII. The Systems of Causation Which the More Recent Philosophers…
Chapter VIII. The Erection of Carved Images in Old Times
Chapter IX. Further Consideration of the Allegorical Theology of the Greeks and…
Chapter X. Confutation and Overthrow of Their Forced Explanation
Chapter XI. Strong Confutation of the Greek Doctrines on This Point
Chapter XII. Of the Image at Elephantine
Chapter XIII. Of the Ox That is Sacrificed to the Sun in Heliopolis
Chapter XIV. That Their Gods, by Ratifying the Legendary Narratives Concerning…
Chapter XV. That They Also by Their Oracles Confirm the Theories of the…
Chapter XVI. That it is a Natural Impossibility for the Parts of the Cosmos or…
Chapter XVII. That All Such Effects Are Due to Daemonic Action
Book 4
Chapter I. Preface Concerning the Oracles in Various Cities, and the Most…
Chapter II. That it is Easy for Any Who Will to Prove the Promise of the…
Chapter III. Extract From Diogenianus, That Their Soothsaying is Inconsistent…
Chapter IV. That From These Great Evils We Were Delivered by the Evangelic…
Chapter V. The Division of Greek Theology
Chapter VI. That We Confirm the Testimonies Used in Our Arguments Not by Our…
Chapter VII. Extract From Porphyry on the Oracles. His Oath of the Truth of His…
Chapter VIII. That His Intended Statements Must Not Be Published to All
Chapter IX. How the Worship of the Gods by Sacrifice is Prescribed by Apollo
Chapter X. That They Who Delight in Animal Sacrifices Cannot Be Gods
Chapter XI. That None of the Fruits of the Earth May Be Offered to the Supreme…
Chapter XII. Not Even to the Divine Powers is it Right to Offer Any of the…
Chapter XIII. Further Concerning the Impropriety of Offering the Fruits of the…
Chapter XIV. To Offer Animals to the Gods is Unlawful and Injurious and Unjust…
Chapter XV. That Their Offerings Are Made to Daemons and Not to Gods
Chapter XVI. Porphyry on Human Sacrifice in Old Time
Chapter XVII. That After the Teaching of the Gospel the Old Custom of Human…
Chapter XVIII. It is Wrong to Sacrifice to Evil Daemons
Chapter XIX. How We Ought to Be Devoted to the Supreme God
Chapter XX. How Apollo Enjoins Sacrifice to the Evil Daemon
Chapter XXI. None Other Than Our Lord and Saviour Ever Delivered the Whole…
Chapter XXII. The Manner of Daemoniacal Activity
Chapter XXIII. Of the Evil Daemons and the Character of Their Rulers
Book 5
Chapter I. Further Proof That the Prophetic and Oracular Shrines Among the…
Chapter II. The Manner of the Daemoniacal Operation
Chapter III. That the Superstition of the Greeks Concerning the Gods Consisted…
Chapter IV. That the Prophetic and Oracular Shrines Among the Heathen Belonged…
Chapter V. That the Mythical Narratives Related Concerning Gods Contain Covert…
Chapter VI. That Their So-called Good Daemons Are Agents of Death
Chapter VII. That They Minister Also to Amorous Pleasures; and the Kind of…
Chapter VIII. That They Are Drawn Down by Incantations, and Compelled Against…
Chapter IX. That They Cannot Withdraw of Their Own Accord
Chapter X. The Kind of Methods by Which Their Wonderful Gods Are Subjected to…
Chapter XI. That the Daemons Whom Men Have Supposed to Be Gods Taught Them…
Chapter XII. That They Themselves Taught Men How to Array Their Images for…
Chapter XIII. That They Showed the Proper Forms of Their Own Statues
Chapter XIV. That They Encourage the Practice of Magic
Chapter XV. That They Love the Lifeless Blocks
Chapter XVI. Of the Oracles That Have Failed
Chapter XVII. That the Daemons Whom They Worship as Gods Actually Die
Chapter XVIII. Of the Oracles Mentioned Among the Greeks of Old Times
Chapter XIX. Apollo Charged With Commanding Twice Seven Boys and Maidens to Be…
Chapter XX. How Apollo Has Been the Cause of Death to Many by the Ambiguity of…
Chapter XXI. How Again by an Ambiguous Response He Caused Croesus to Lose His…
Chapter XXII. How They Used to Mislead Inquirers by Deluding Them Through the…
Chapter XXIII. That by Their Darkness and Obscurity They Concealed Their Own…
Chapter XXIV. That, Being Unable to Give Any Help in the Misfortunes of War…
Chapter XXV. The Answers to the Lacedaemonians
Chapter XXVI. The Like to the People of Cnidos
Chapter XXVII. How They Incited Those Who Consulted Them to War Against Each…
Chapter XXVIII. That the Treatment of Lycurgus the Law-giver of the…
Chapter XXIX. That They Failed to Give Answers About Matters of Importance
Chapter XXX. That, in Advising Men What to Do, They Were Guided by Ordinary…
Chapter XXXI. That Their Recommendations Were for the Most Part Unphilosophical
Chapter XXXII. That They Used to Take Part With the Wrongdoers
Chapter XXXIII. That in Accordance With the Opinions of the Multitude They…
Chapter XXXIV. That They Exhorted Men to Glorify Pugilists and Athletes With…
Chapter XXXV. That They Used to Flatter Tyrants
Chapter XXXVI. That They Bade Men Worship Lifeless Matter
Book 6
Preface (xcvii)
Chapter I. The Seeming Prophecies of the Daemons in the Oracles Are Conjectures…
Chapter II. They Destroy Our Free Will by Asserting That Our Purposes Are Set…
Chapter III. They Were Not Able Even to Defend Their Own Consecrated Shrines…
Chapter IV. They Say That the Decrees of Fate May Be Annulled by Magic
Chapter V. They Utter Lying Prophecies
Chapter VI. Refutation of the Argument in Defence of Fate
Chapter VII. How Their Philosophers Refuted the Opinions Even of Their Gods…
Chapter VIII. On the Same Subject. From Diogenianus
Chapter IX. On the Same Subject. From Alexander Aphrodisiensis
Chapter X. How the Argument for Fate is Refuted From Mathematical Science. From…
Chapter XI. How Refuted Also From the Interpretation and Testimony of the…
Book 7
Chapter I. Concerning the Mode of Life of the Original Hebrews, and the Good…
Chapter II. Recapitulation of the Theology of Other Nations, and its Evil…
Chapter III. Exposition of the Character of the Hebrews, and Their Modes of…
Chapter IV. Their Opinions Concerning the Immortality of the Soul, and the…
Chapter V. How for Their Piety They Were Rewarded With the Recorded Theophanies…
Chapter VI. That Apart From Judaism Before the Time of Moses They Were…
Chapter VII. That Moses Himself Has Recorded in His Own Writings the Lives of…
Chapter VIII. That We Showed Good Judgement and Wise Consideration in Accepting…
Chapter IX. Of the Doctrinal Theories of the Hebrews
Chapter X. Of General Providence, and the Constitution and Construction of the…
Chapter XI. The Opinions of the Hebrews Concerning God as the First Cause of…
Chapter XII. On the Theological Doctrine of the Second Cause
Chapter XIII. Philo Concerning the Second Cause
Chapter XIV. Aristobulus on the Same
Chapter XV. On the Constitution of Rational Creatures
Chapter XVI. On the Adverse Powers
Chapter XVII. On the Nature of Man
Chapter XVIII. Philo on the Soul
Chapter XIX. That Matter is Not Uncreated
Chapter XX. On the Same Subject From Origen's Commentaries on Genesis
Chapter XXI. Philo on the Same
Chapter XXII. That Matter is Not Uncreated, nor the Cause of Evil
Book 8
Preface (cxxxi)
Chapter II. Aristeas on the Translation of the Jewish Scriptures
Chapter III. Letter of Demetrius Phalereus to Ptolemy, King of Egypt
Chapter IV. Letter of King Ptolemy, to Eleazar the High Priest of the Jews
Chapter V. Letter of Eleazar the High Priest to King Ptolemy
Chapter VI. Philo on the Journey of the Israelites Out of Egypt
Chapter VII. The Same Concerning the Religious Polity of Moses
Chapter VIII. Josephus on the Polity of Moses
Chapter IX. Eleazar the High Priest's Sketch of the Thought Allegorically…
Chapter X. Aristobulus on the Mention of Limbs as Belonging to God
Chapter XI. Philo on the Virtuous Life of Those Jews Who of Old Time Studied…
Chapter XII. On the Same, From the Treatise That Every Good Man is Free
Chapter XIII. Philo Concerning God, and That the Earth Was Created
Chapter XIV. The Same Author on The Government of the World by God's Providence
Book 9
Chapter I. The Greek Historians Who Mentioned the Jewish Nation
Chapter II. Theophrastus Concerning the Jews, From Porphyry On Abstinence From…
Chapter III. Porphyry on the Illustrious Philosophy of the Jews in Ancient Times
Chapter IV. Hecataeus Concerning the Jews
Chapter V. Clearchus on the Same, From Bk. I, On Sleep
Chapter VI. Clement, Strom. I, Concerning Those Who Have Mentioned the Jewish…
Chapter VII. Numenius the Pythagorean Philosopher Concerning the Jews, From Bk…
Chapter VIII. The Same Concerning Moses and the Jews, From Bk. Iii, On the Good
Chapter IX. Choerilus the Poet Concerning the Jews
Chapter X. Oracles of Apollo Concerning the Hebrews, From the Works of Our…
Chapter XI. The Foreign Historians Who Mentioned the Flood Described by Moses…
Chapter XII. Concerning the Flood, From the Writings of Abydenus
Chapter XIII. The Long Life of the Ancients Mentioned by Many Authors, From…
Chapter XIV. On the Building of the Tower, From Abydenus
Chapter XV. Mention of the Same by Many Others, From Josephus, Antiquities
Chapter XVI. On Abraham the Forefather of All the Hebrews, From the Same
Chapter XVII. Eupolemus Concerning Abraham, From the Work of Alexander…
Chapter XVIII. Artapanus on the Same, From the Same Work of Polyhistor
Chapter XIX. Molon on the Same, From the Same Work
Chapter XX. Philo on the Same
Chapter XXI. Demetrius Concerning Jacob
Chapter XXII. Theodotus Concerning the Same
Chapter XXIII. Artapanus Concerning Joseph
Chapter XXIV. Philo Concerning Joseph
Chapter XXV. Aristeas Concerning Job
Chapter XXVI. Eupolemus Concerning Moses
Chapter XXVII. Artapanus Concerning the Same
Chapter XXVIII. Ezekiel Concerning the Same
Chapter XXIX. Demetrius Concerning the Same
Chapter XXX. Eupolemus Concerning David and Solomon and Jerusalem
Chapter XXXI. Letter of Solomon to Vaphres, King of Egypt
Chapter XXXIII. Letter of Solomon to Suron (Hiram), King of Phoenicia
Chapter XXXV. Timochares Concerning Jerusalem
Chapter XXXVI. The Author of The Metrical Survey of Syria on the Same
Chapter XXXVII. Philo Concerning the Waters of Jerusalem
Chapter XXXVIII. Aristeas Concerning the Same
Chapter XXXIX. Eupolemus Concerning the Prophet Jeremiah
Chapter XL. Berossus on the Captivity of the Jews by Nabuchodonosor
Chapter XLI. Abydenus Concerning Nabuchodonosor
Chapter XLII. Josephus Concerning the Authors Who Have Mentioned the Jewish…
Book 10
Chapter I. How the Serious Branches of Learning Passed From Barbarians to…
Chapter II. Of the Plagiarism of the Greek Writers, From Clement
Chapter III. That the Greeks Were Plagiarists. From Porphyry, The Lecture on…
Chapter IV. That, Not Unreasonably, We Have Preferred the Theology of the…
Chapter V. That in All Things the Greeks Have Profited by the Barbarians
Chapter VI. On the Same Subject, From Clement
Chapter VII. On the Same Subject, From Josephus
Chapter VIII. Diodorus, the Author of the Bibliotheca, on the Same Subject
Chapter IX. On the Antiquity of Moses and the Hebrew Prophets
Chapter X. From Africanus
Chapter XI. From Tatian
Chapter XII. From Clement
Chapter XIII. From Josephus
Chapter XIV. That the Times of the Greek Philosophers Are More Recent Than the…
Book 11
Introduction
Chapter I. How the Philosophy of Plato Followed That of the Hebrews in the Most…
Chapter II. Atticus on the Threefold Division, of Plato's Philosophy
Chapter III. Aristocles on the Philosophy of Plato
Chapter IV. On the Ethical Doctrines of the Hebrews
Chapter V. On the Logical Method of the Hebrews
Chapter VI. On the Correctness of Hebrew Names
Chapter VII. On the Natural Philosophy of the Hebrews
Chapter VIII. On the Philosophy of the Intelligible World
Chapter IX. Moses and Plato on True Being
Chapter X. Extract From Numenius, the Pythagorean, Concerning the Good, Bk. Ii
Chapter XI. From Plutarch's treatise entitled On the Εἶ at Delphi
Chapter XII. That the Divine Nature is Ineffable
Chapter XIII. That God is One Only
Chapter XIV. On the Second Cause
Chapter XV. Philo on the Second Cause
Chapter XVI. Plato on the Second Cause
Chapter XVII. Plotinus on the Same
Chapter XVIII. Numenius on the Second Cause
Chapter XIX. Amelius on the Theology of Our Evangelist John
Chapter XX. On the Three Primary Hypostases
Chapter XXI. On the Essence of the Good
Chapter XXII. Numenius on the Good
Chapter XXIII. On the Ideas in Plato
Chapter XXIV. Philo on the Ideas in Moses
Chapter XXV. Clement on the Same
Chapter XXVI. The Hebrews and Plato on the Adverse Powers
Chapter XXVII. The Hebrews and Plato on the Immortality of the Soul
Chapter XXVIII. Porphyry on the Same
Chapter XXIX. That the World is Created
Chapter XXX. On the Luminaries in Heaven
Chapter XXXI. That All the Works of God Are Good
Chapter XXXII. On the Alteration and Change of the World
Chapter XXXIII. On the Return of the Dead to Life, From the Same
Chapter XXXIV. Again Concerning the End of the World
Chapter XXXV. That Plato Records That Dead Have Been Raised in Accordance With…
Chapter XXXVI. Plutarch on the Like Matter
Chapter XXXVII. That Plato Describes the So-called Celestial Earth in Like…
Chapter XXXVIII. That Plato Agrees With the Hebrews in Believing That There…
Book 12
Chapter I. That the Hebrews, According to Plato, Were Right in Imparting to…
Chapter II. That Faith, According Even to Plato, is the Greatest of Virtues
Chapter III. That We Ought to Believe What is Said Concerning the Soul, and the…
Chapter IV. That it Will Be Necessary to Deliver the First Introductory Lessons…
Chapter V. That No Hurtful Fables Must Be Recited to Children, but Only Those…
Chapter VI. That Plato Accepted the Faith Not Only in Word, but Also Confessed…
Chapter VII. That it Would Not Be Right to Publish the Solemn Doctrines of the…
Chapter VIII. What Kind of Rulers Plato Says Should Be Appointed: Simple and…
Chapter IX. That One Should Decline Offices. From the First Book of The Republic
Chapter X. On Plato's Idea of Justice
Chapter XI. On the Paradise Described by Moses
Chapter XII. How the Woman is Said to Have Been Taken Out of the Man
Chapter XIII. On the Mode of Life of Mankind at First
Chapter XIV. That They Associated Even With Irrational Animals
Chapter XV. How They Mention the Flood
Chapter XVI. That the Course of Doctrine Rightly Begins With Things Divine and…
Chapter XVII. That it is Good to Train Children From a Still Early Age in…
Chapter XVIII. That We Should Regard as Education Only That Which Leads to…
Chapter XIX. That Plato Agreed With the Hebrews in Thinking That This World is…
Chapter XX. That the Young Should Be Prepared for the Acquirement of Virtue by…
Chapter XXI. What Kind of Thoughts the Odes Should Contain
Chapter XXII. That it is Not Every One That Can Compose the Proper Odes and…
Chapter XXIII. Concerning Those Who Are Capable of Judging the Odes Composed…
Chapter XXIV. That Even in Banquets the Odes Should Be Adopted for Laws as it…
Chapter XXV. That Drinking of Wine is Not to Be Permitted to All
Chapter XXVI. That Plato Was Not Ignorant That His Enactments Were in Use Among…
Chapter XXVII. That Our Warfare is Against Ourselves and Our Inward Passions
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX. Of the Pure Philosopher. From the Theaetetus
Chapter XXX. Of All the Sophistry in Man
Chapter XXXI. That it Will Be Necessary Sometimes to Use Falsehood as a Remedy…
Chapter XXXII. That Not Men Only, but Also Women and Every Race of Mankind…
Chapter XXXIII. That it is Not Right to Accuse the Whole Nation From the Cases…
Chapter XXXIV. How Plato Changed the Oracles in Proverbs Into a More Hellenic…
Chapter XXXV. Of Riches and Poverty
Chapter XXXVI. Of Honour to Parents
Chapter XXXVII. Of Purchasing Slaves
Chapter XXXVIII. How He Altered the Saying, 'Remove Not Ancient Landmarks Which…
Chapter XXXIX. A Saying Like, Visiting the Sins of the Fathers Upon the…
Chapter XL. Of Thieves
Chapter XLI. Of Slaying a Thief
Chapter XLII. Of a Beast of Burden
Chapter XLIII. That Plato Uses the Same Examples as the Hebrew Scriptures
Chapter XLIV. Further Concerning the Like Examples
Chapter XLV. Further Concerning the Same
Chapter XLVI. Further Concerning the Same
Chapter XLVII. That Plato Also Enacts That the Citizens Should Be Divided Into…
Chapter XLVIII. In What Kind of Place Plato Enacts That the City Should Be…
Chapter XLIX. How Plato Deprecates the Preparatory Teaching of the Greeks as…
Chapter L. On the Opinion of the Atheists, From the Tenth Book of The Laws
Chapter LI. How Plato Arranges the Argument Concerning God
Chapter LII. How He Discourses on God's Universal Providence. In the Tenth Book…
Book 13
Preface (ccxc)
Chapter I. How Plato Exposed the Absurdity of the Greek Theology. From the…
Chapter II. Further on the Same Subject From the Dialogue Epinomis
Chapter III. Further on the Same Subject From the Second Book of the Republic…
Chapter IV. That Nothing Else Than Indecent Fables Were Contained in the…
Chapter V. Numenius on the Same Subject, From The Secrets in Plato
Chapter VI. That One Must Not Heed the Opinions of the Multitude, nor Depart…
Chapter VII. That We Must Not Retaliate on Those Who Have Endeavoured to Injure…
Chapter VIII. That We Must Not Set Aside What Has Once Been Rightly Determined…
Chapter IX. What Will Be the Disposition of the Man Who Through Fear of Death…
Chapter X. That One Ought Not to Shrink From Death in Defence of the Truth…
Chapter XI. How We Ought to Honour the Death of Those Who Have Nobly Resigned…
Chapter XII. How Aristobulus the Peripatetic, Who Was a Hebrew Before Our Time…
Chapter XIII. How Clement in Like Proves That the Noble Sayings of the Greeks…
Chapter XIV. That Plato Has Not Stated All Things Correctly: Wherefore it is…
Chapter XV. That Plato Was Not Altogether Right in His Conduct of the Argument…
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII. That Plato Was Not Altogether Right in His Opinions Concerning…
Chapter XIX. What Kind of Laws Concerning Women Were Not Rightly Ordained by…
Chapter XXI. Concerning the Laws of Murder in Plato, Which Were Not Worthy of…
Book 14
Chapter I. Preface Concerning the Subject of the Book
Chapter II. On the Mutual Contradiction and Conflict of the Philosophers
Chapter III. On the Harmony of the Hebrew Writers
Chapter IV. How Plato Has Accused His Predecessors. From the Theaetetus
Chapter V. On the First Successors of Plato. From Numenius the Pythagorean
Chapter VI. On Arcesilaus, the Founder of the Second Academy. From the Same
Chapter VII. Of Lacydes, the Successor of Arcesilaus. From the Same
Chapter VIII. Of Carneades, the Founder of the Third Academy. From the Same
Chapter IX. Of Philo, Who Succeeded Cleitomachus, the Successor of Carneades…
Chapter X. That Among the Greek Philosophers There Are Conjectures, and…
Chapter XI. Concerning Geometry, and Astronomy, and Syllogisms. From Xenophon's…
Chapter XII. Concerning the Professors of Natural Science. From the Same, in…
Chapter XIII. On Gymnastic and Music. From Plato's Republic
Chapter XIV. Opinions of Philosophers on First Principles. From Plutarch
Chapter XV. On the Doctrine of Anaxagoras. From Plato
Chapter XVI. Opinions of Philosophers Concerning Gods. From Plutarch
Chapter XVII. Against the School of Xenophanes and Parmenides, Who Rejected the…
Chapter XVIII. Against the Followers of Pyrrhon, Called Sceptics or Ephectics…
Chapter XIX. Against the Philosophers of the School of Aristippus, Who Say That…
Chapter XX. Against the School of Metrodorus and Protagoras, Who Say That the…
Chapter XXI. Against the Epicureans, Who Define the Good as Pleasure. From the…
Chapter XXII. Further Against Those Who Define the Good as Pleasure. From the…
Chapter XXIII. Against the Epicureans, Who Deny a Providence, and Refer the…
Chapter XXIV. From Human Examples. From the Same
Chapter XXV. From the Constitution of the Universe. From the Same
Chapter XXVI. From the Nature of Man. From the Same
Chapter XXVII. That to God There is No Toil in Working. From the Same
Book 15
Introduction (cccxxxvii)
Chapter II. On the Philosophy of Aristotle, and His Personal History. From…
Chapter III. On the Doctrines of Aristotle, Who Was at Variance With the…
Chapter IV. Atticus the Platonist Against Aristotle, as at Variance With Moses…
Chapter V. The Same Against the Same, as at Variance With Moses and Plato; in…
Chapter VI. The Same Against the Same, as at Variance With Moses and Plato; in…
Chapter VII. The Same Against the Same, as Assuming a Fifth Corporeal Essence…
Chapter VIII. The Same Against the Same, as at Variance With Plato Also in His…
Chapter IX. The Same Against the Same, as at Variance With Plato and the Hebrew…
Chapter X. Plotinus, from the second Book On the immortality of the soul…
Chapter XI. Porphyry on the Same, From the Answer to Boëthus On the Soul
Chapter XII. Against the Same, as at Variance With Plato in the Argument…
Chapter XIII. Against, the Same; for Ridiculing the Platonic Ideas, of Which…
Chapter XIV. On the Stoic Philosophy, and the Account of First Principles as…
Chapter XV. What Kind of Opinion the Stoics Profess Concerning God, and…
Chapter XVI. Porphyry, Against the Opinion of the Stoics Concerning God, From…
Chapter XVII. That True Being Cannot Be Body, as the Stoics Teach. From the…
Chapter XVIII. What the Stoics Think Concerning the Conflagration of the…
Chapter XIX. What the Stoics Think Concerning the Regeneration of the Universe
Chapter XX. What the Same Sect Think Concerning the Soul
Chapter XXI. The Disputation of Longinus Against the Opinion of the Stoics…
Chapter XXII. In Answer to the Stoics, That the Soul Cannot Possibly Be…
Chapter LXII. That Even Socrates, the Wisest of the Greeks, Used to Declare…

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