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Fragment number Vinzent 77
Klostermann 104
Ancient source used Eusebius, Against Marcellus 2.2; Ecclesiastical Theology 2.1, 1.7 (partial), 2.2 (partial)
Modern edition M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997).

Asterius names the power and authority that was given him “glory,” and not simply “glory” but “pre-universe glory.” He does not comprehend that the world had not yet been made nor was there anything else except God alone.

Translated by Brandon Rogers under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson

Last updated: 12-6-2010

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