The sources of De idolatria
Where De idolatria names another work or author, the harvest records the passage that does it and the chapter that passage stands in. 28 citations across 1 chapter, drawn from 28 named sources; 3 of those sources stand in the library.
21 authority 3 neutral 4 extended
the sources most drawn on
3 of 3 sources-
Book of Acts Luke (attributed) 1 neutral 1 citation
Events from Acts (Simon Magus, the magus with Sergius Paulus) are reported as historical exempla.
and the other Magus, who was with Sergius Paulus—since he opposed the same apostles—was punished with the loss of his sight.
de idolatria · narrative source reported regarding the punishment of magicians ¶ -
Book of Isaiah Isaiah 1 citation
Isaiah is directly quoted as scriptural authority in the chain of citations against idol-making.
Enoch had gone before, foretelling that the demons and the spirits of the deserting angels would turn all the elements, all the census of the world—whatever is contained in heaven, in sea, in earth—into idolatry, so that they should be consecrated in the place of God against God.
de idolatria · invoked as prophetic authority against idol-craftsmen ¶ -
Psalms David 1 citation
David's words are directly quoted as further scriptural support against idol-fabrication.
" Where likewise David condemns the makers too:
de idolatria · invoked as scriptural authority against idol-makers ¶
named once
25 sourcesEach stands at a single passage. The chapter carries the anchors.
- de idolatria 25 sources
- 1 Corinthians (Pauline preaching on wisdom) · Account of Christ disarming Peter · Account of Daniel under Darius · Account of Joseph in Egypt · Account of Moses, Aaron, John, and Joshua bearing symbols of office · Account of Zacharias's muteness and writing of John's name · Account of the three Hebrew youths and Nebuchadnezzar's image · Apostolic decision relaxing the law · Book of Enoch · Book of Enoch prophecy · Deuteronomic law on the names of other gods · Epistle (Pauline writings) · Gospel (Sermon on the Mount / Gospel sayings) · Gospel of Matthew (nativity narrative) · Gospel saying on concupiscence ascending into the heart · Gospel saying on garments and kings' houses · Gospel saying on rendering to Caesar · Precept on subjection to magistrates and powers · Prophecy of Christ's inglorious appearance · Prophets (Hosea, on festal days) · Proverbs saying on being justified by one's mouth · Psalms (gods of the nations are demons) · Sayings on the Name / eschatological warning · The Law (Torah/Decalogue) · Type of the ark and its animals
the marks
- authority
- relied on as a source of legitimacy
- neutral
- identified or reported
- refuted
- argued against
- extended
- developed or continued
- endorsed
- agreed with
- roman
- the cited text is in the library and opens in the reader
- italic
- named by this text, not held by the library — the corpus's wanted list
- ¶
- the passage in this text that does the citing
- 7
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