Note 198 — Chapter III
Neil Buchanan translation
Footnote 198:
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See Oracles 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21 in Bonwetsch, l.c., p. 197 f. It can hardly have been customary for Christian prophets to speak like Montanus (Nos. 3-5): εγω κυριος 'ο θεος 'ο παντοκρατωρ καταγινομενος εν ανθροπω, or εγω κυριος 'ο θεος πατηρ ηλθον, or εγω ειμι 'ο πατηρ και 'ο υιος και 'ο παρακλητος, though Old Testament prophecy takes an analogous form. Maximilla says on one occasion (No. 11); απεστειλε με κυριος τουτου του πονου και της επαγγελιας αιρετιστην; and a second time (No. 12): διωκομαι 'ως λυκος εκ προβατων ουκ ειμι λυκος; 'ρημα ειμι και πνευμα και δυναμις. The two utterances do not exclude, but include, one another (cf. also No. 10: εμου μη ακουσητε αλλα Χριστου ακουσατε). From James IV. V. and Hermas, and from the Didache, on the other hand, we can see how the prophets of Christian communities may have usually spoken.