Aaron, i, 6, 60; an example of circum- | Abominations practised by the Valen- spect behavior, viii, 65; anointed, 89; and Miriam, their sin against Moses, i, 573. Abbanes, a merchant, buys the Apostle Thomas from the Lord, to be a carpenter for Gundaphoros, an Indian king, viii, 535; thrown into prison by Gundaphoros, 539; released, 540.
Abbot, Ezra, referred to, ii, 522. Abdera, proverbial for stupidity, vi, 494. Abeddadan, i, 60.
Abel, i, 6, 81, 89, 119; ii, 105; name and nature of, viii, 243; the offer- ing of, i, 485; ii, 105; killed by Cain, viii, 565; buried by angels, 570. Abgar, reign of, viii, 702; trouble be- tween Herod and, 702; builds Edessa, 702; arranges between Ardachès and his brothers, 703; helps Aretas against Herod, the Tetrarch, 703; sends deputies to Marinus, 703; hears from them of Jesus Christ, 703; suffering from a disease, writes a letter to Jesus, 558, 651, 704; copy of the letter sent by, 652, 704; reply of Jesus to, 652, 704, who sends an image of himself on a towel, which heals him, 558; Thaddeus visits and heals, 558, 652, 653, 704; Abgar is converted, and intends to destroy the Jews for crucifying Christ, 656, 662; writes to Tibe- rius, 656, 662, 705; answer from Tiberius to, 705; writes to Narses of Assyria concerning Addæus, 662, 705, and to Ardachès con- cerning Simon, 706; is made bishop of Edessa, 663. Abiathar, the high priest, wishes to
obtain Mary as wife for his son, viii, 371; proclaims that a pro- tector should be sought for Mary, 372; gives to Mary and Joseph "the water of drinking of the Lord" to drink, 373, 374. Abiding city, not here, ii, 31. Abiram, i, 6, 60.
tinians, i, 324. Abortion, a heathen crime, iv, 192. Abraham, i, 7, 9, 13, 81, 84, 142, 178; ii, 107; viii, 186; elect, ii, 445; saw the day of Christ, i, 467, 469; waited for the promises of God, 561; had faith identical with ours, 492; both covenants pre- figured in, 495, 496; vain attempt of Marcion to exclude him from Christ's salvation, 470; meaning of the sacrifice of, vi, 325; the posterity of, viii, 186.
iii, 513; shall at last enter the Pleroma, i, 325; iii, 518; asserted to be referred to in Scripture, i, 326.
Acharneis quoted, ii, 506. Acheron, vi, 439, 500. Acherusian Lake, the, viii, 578. Achilles, vi, 485; and Polyxena, Pel- eus and Thetis, Prometheus, viii, 265.
Acinetos, i, 316; iii, 507. Acorns and chestnuts, the food of primitive men, vi, 442, 459. Acrisius, buried in temple of Minerva at Larissa, vi, 508.
Abram, i, 7; meaning of, ii, 446. Abraxas, Bassilides' doctrine of, i, Acta Pauli et Thecla, referred to, iii,
Abyss, what is meant by, viii, 43. Academics, vii, 15, 71; confused
teaching of, v, 21. Acantho, mother of the fourth Sun, vi, 480.
Acceptable year of the Lord, i, 391. Access, Prayer of, vii, 559, 567. Accius Navius and Tarquinius Priscus,
vii, 51. Accommodation, unknown to Christ and his apostles, i, 417. Accused, the, on, viii, 637. Accusers, false, to be punished, vii,
416, 418; qualification of, viii, 616; how to be treated, 617; dis- qualification of, 637. Acdestis, birth of, vi, 491; a hermaph-
Actaeon, the horned hunter, vi, 473. Action better than speech, ii, 310. Actions, involuntary and voluntary, ii, 361, 362; wicked, to be avoided, viii, 336. Actors, freed from taxes, vi, 488. Acts, the genuine, of Peter of Alex- andria, vi, 261 seq. Acts of the Apostles, Pamphilus' sum-
mary of contents, vi, 166-168. Acts of the Apostles, Apocryphal, viii, 354.
Andrew and Matthias, viii, 356, 517 seq. Barnabas, viii, 355, 493 seq. John, viii, 357, 560 seq. Paul and Thecla, viii, 355, 487 seq.
Peter and Paul, viii, 355, 477 seq.
Peter and Andrew, viii, 526
rodite, 491; self-mutilated by the craft of Bacchus, 491; love of Attis, 492; fatal consequences of this fury, 492. Achaia, Christianity attested by mir- acles in, vi, 438. Achamoth, account of, i, 320; origin 571.
Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew, viii, 528 seq.
Adæus and Maris, Liturgy of, vii, 561-
of the visible world from, 321; | Adam, i, 6, 71, 89, 114; ii, 105; called
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