EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND ART
LITERATURE.
In the N.T. _possible_ references may be found in St. Matt. xi. 29
(?„?±???µ????????‚ ?„??‡ ???±?????????) from v. 65 (87); II. Tim. i. 18 (?µ??‘???µ??–?? ??”?»?µ???‚) from
v. 15 (38); [in Numb. xi. 15 only does the phrase elsewhere occur, but
in another tense]; Heb. xii. 23 (?????µ?????±?„?± ???????±???‰??) from v. 64 (86).
Our 'apocryphon' is often referred to or quoted by early Fathers to a
remarkable extent, considering the brevity of the piece and its merely
episodic character in the main narrative. The following are specimens:
JUSTIN MARTYR (?? 167?), _Apol._ I. 46, ????? ???±?????¬???????‚ ???µ ????????±??°?? ???±??¶ ??????±?????±?‚
???±??¶ ????¶?±?????±?‚ ???±??¶ ???????±????» ???±??¶ ????»???±?‚ ???±??¶ ??„?»?»?????????»?»????¶. The names of the Three
occur in this form and order in v. 88 of the Song only.
CLEM. ALEX. (?? 220) in his _Eclog?¦ prophetic?¦_, ?§ I, quotes several
verses with ????? ?„??· ?”?±????????» ????????±???„?±??.
HIPPOLYTUS (?? 230) recognizes the Song of the Three in his comment on
Daniel, _in loc.
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