Foreign Nations
“Moors, Marcomanni, Parthians”
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Marcomanni · Moors · Parthians · the foreign nations · the nations
spoken of as
1 expressionThe foreign nations1 mention
De Baptismo (Latin)
But indeed the foreign nations, strangers to all understanding of the spiritual powers, attribute the same efficacy to their idols.
in the texts
Apologeticum
Peoples cited for comparison of military/demographic strength.
The Moors, no doubt, and the Marcomanni, and the Parthians themselves, or any nations whatever, however great, yet of one place and within their own boundaries, are more numerous than the people of the whole world!
De Baptismo
Pagan peoples who practice ritual washings for their gods, cited as a false analogy to true baptism.
But indeed the foreign nations, strangers to all understanding of the spiritual powers, attribute the same efficacy to their idols.