Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Job 29:18

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 136, footnote 3 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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CCEL Footnote 2257 (In-Text, Margin)

... again after complete decay. God knew men’s unbelief, and provided for this purpose a bird, called a Phoenix. This bird, as Clement writes, and as many more relate, being the only one of its kind, arrives in the land of the Egyptians at periods of five hundred years, shewing forth the resurrection, not in desert places, lest the occurrence of the mystery should remain unknown, but appearing in a notable city, that men might even handle what would otherwise be disbelieved. For it makes itself a coffin[Job 29:18] of frankincense and myrrh and other spices, and entering into this when its years are fulfilled, it evidently dies and moulders away. Then from the decayed flesh of the dead bird a worm is engendered, and this worm when grown large is transformed ...