Marcellus Fragment 36
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| Fragment number | Vinzent 36 Klostermann 18 Rettb. 15 |
| Ancient source used | Eusebius, Against Marcellus 1.4 |
| Modern edition | M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997). |
For when Asterius said, “The Logos was begotten before the ages/eons,” the statement itself proves he is lying, in that he not only misses the main point but also the literal meaning. For if the Proverb (8.23) says, “He established me before the age/eon,” how can he say, “He was begotten before the ages/eons”? For one saw he was “established before the age,” and the other that he was “begotten before the ages.”
Translated by Daniel Noonan under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson
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