Chapter XXX.—Was Christ not a magician? But lest any one should meet us with the question, What should prevent that He whom we call Christ, being a man born of men, performed what we call His mighty works by ma- gical art, and by this appeared to be the Son of God? we will now offer proof, not trusting mere assertions, but being of necessity persuaded by those who prophesied [of Him] before these things came to pass, for with our own eyes we behold things that have happened and 173 are happening just as they were predicted; and this will, we think appear even to you the strongest and truest evidence. Chapter XXX.—Was Christ not a magician? 455 Chapter XXX.—Was Christ not a magician?