Talk:Sibylline Books
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[edit] Prase removed
I have know idea what the following phrase refers to, so I removed it:
- compare additions to the Book of Daniel
What additions are meant here? Song of the Three Children? Susanna? Bel and the Dragon? None of these additions are prophesies, purported prophesies, or vaticinia ex eventu.
- What this anonymity refers to are the incremental additions to the Book of Daniel, added after the facts they "prophesy". One point-of-view simply being substituted anonymously for the critical reading of Daniel's text. All quite unnecessary here, anyway. --Wetman 17:36, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Constantine
The comment about Constantine's conversion to the worship of "christus" is most certainly false. The coinage from the era following the battle with Maxentius is evidence enough of this. The date of Constantine's exact conversion is not known, but Eusebius' account should be be taken at face value. Thus, I am removing the statement regarding constantine. (unsigned)
- C.H.V. Sutherland, The Roman Imperial Coinage. Vol. VI (London: Spink and Son), the coinage suggests a movement towards a devotion to Sol, not Christ. Remember...Eusebius was, first and foremost, a bishop, not a historian. His allegiance lay with the church, not with historical reality.MedievalScholar 05:40, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
