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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 95
… Trajan wrote that the race of Christians should not be sought after, but when found should be punished." Such were the events which took place at that time. [891] Plinius Cæcilius Secundus, commonly called "Pliny …
1,893 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 109
… of Pliny's epistles, p. 419). He is mentioned also by Melito (Eusebius, IV. 26) as proconsul of Asia, and it is there said that Hadrian wrote to him concerning the Christians. The authenticity of …
2,212 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 158
… 127), "thinks that the slave was put to death as the betrayer of his master, according to an old law renewed by Trajan; but that the occurrence had been misunderstood by the Christians, and had …
1,514 wordsTertullian — Latin Christianity • SECTION 6
… Pliny, when he was ruler of a province, having condemned some Christians to death, and driven some from their stedfastness, being still annoyed by their great numbers, at last sought the advice of Trajan, [79 …
1,684 wordsGospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Apocalypse of Peter & Other Early Texts • SECTION 107
… The Christians are unlike her in finding what they sought. [4441] Cf. Pliny's letter to the Emperor Trajan, a.d. 112, "The Christians are wont to meet at dawn on an appointed day, and …
1,463 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 108
… 26) mentions them, and Pliny in his epistle to Trajan speaks of the innocent meals of the Christians, implying that they had been accused of immorality in connection with them. (Compare, also, Tertullian's Apol …
1,570 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 66
… 11; and Pliny in his letter to Trajan, if ancilla = diakonos [632] Vide note on page 98. [633] neusai
1,384 wordsHippolytus, Cyprian, Caius & Novatian • SECTION 326
… Pliny, in his letter to Trajan, also states that the Christians were accustomed to meet together and sing hymns to Christ. [4997] Hippolytus also may be understood to refer to these hymns and psalms towards …
2,206 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 166
… On the other hand, the private use of hymns among the Christians began very early. We need refer here only to Pliny's epistle to Trajan (translated above, in Bk. III. chap. 33, note 1 …
1,900 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 238
… Compare Pliny's epistle to Trajan, in which he expresses the opinion that "pertinacious and inflexible obstinacy" ought at any rate to be punished, whatever might be thought of Christianity as such (see above, Bk …
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