Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. I — Section 184
The reading, its source, and a dependable way back.
Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume I
Permanent passage identifier
hsu_083488ce-2e87-4a3c-950d-283e4965e25cThis identity belongs to this edition’s reading. Cross-witness correspondence awaits review.
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — retained OCR sections
Excerpt · the full reading remains in Scripture Library.
Then I replied, " Reverting to the Scriptures, I shall endeavour to persuade you, that He who is said to have appeared to Abraham, and to Jacob, and to Moses, and who is called God, is distinct from Him who made all things, — nu- merically, I mean, not [distinct] in will. For I affirm that He has never at any time done ** any- 5 Gen. xviii. 10. * Gen. xxi. 9-12.' 7 Or, " Messenger." [The "Jehovah-angel" of the Pentateuch, passim.] In the various passages in which Justin assigns the reason for Christ being called angel or messenger, Justin uses also the verb ayyiWio, to convey messa…
- Source
- The Ante-Nicene fathers. translations of the writings of the fathers down to A.D. 325.
- Rights
- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- eng
- Completeness
- Existing approved legacy passages only; completeness against full historical work UNVERIFIED
- Review
- Unverified edition; not Human Sealed
Recorded provenance: Byte-for-byte projection of approved legacy passage text into separate native OCR edition; original legacy passages and raw upstream source unchanged.
External AI use is not authorized for this edition. Preparing a question does not submit its text to a provider.
Work translation availability: HSLT — No published edition · HSRT — No published edition. A translation of this Work may not cover this exact passage.
Evidence Intelligence
Know what kind of evidence you are looking at.
Helpful Saints keeps direct biblical text, language evidence, ancient witnesses, historical context, research models, and open questions visibly distinct.Direct Biblical Text
The explicit wording and literary context of canonical Scripture.
Original-Language Evidence
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, morphology, lemmas, semantic range, and textual comparison.
Ancient Witness
Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish literature, and early Christian writings—clearly classified.
Historical Context
Geography, material culture, chronology ranges, institutions, customs, and reception history.
Research Model
A configured chronology, theological synthesis, typological pattern, or proposed relationship.
Open Question
Evidence is incomplete, debated, or insufficient for a settled conclusion.