[1] Euseb., in Esai, xviii, 1 foll., p. 424, foll. The words might mean Justin; but when he quotes Justin he always gives his name. The Gospels cannot be intended. [↑]
[2] Encycl. Bibl., art, “Paul.” [↑]
[3] Words italicized in the sequel are citations of the text of Acts. [↑]
[4] I expect Dr. Drews and Mr. Robertson, in their next editions, to broach the view that the earlier chapter was forged to explain the later one, and that in the later one “The Seven” are a cryptic reference to the Pleiades. [↑]
[5] The relevant part of this commentary is preserved in an old Armenian version of which we have ancient MSS. [↑]
Chapter IV
THE EPISTLES OF PAUL
Mr. Robertson’s vital interpolations Now let us turn to the Epistles of Paul, a person whom these writers, as we have seen above, admit to have lived, and to have played no small part in the establishment of Christianity.