Gold and frankincense
object · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
frankincense · gold
in the texts
Adversus Judaeos
Gifts of the Magi read as the figurative 'power' Christ received.
Let it be believed that those eastern Magi honoured the infancy of Christ as king with gold and frankincense, and the infant received the power of Damascus without battle and arms.
Adversus Marcionem
The Magi's gifts to the infant Christ, read as fulfilling the prophecy of the strength of Damascus.
Now let those Magi of the East remain, honouring with gold and frankincense the new-born Christ in his infancy, and let the infant have received the strength of Damascus without battle and arms.