{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">It has been observed that, on the occurrence of great events,\r\nand of mighty changes in terrestrial things, such stars are\r\nwont to appear, indicating either the removal of dynasties or\r\nthe breaking out of wars, or the happening of such circumstances\r\nas may cause commotions upon the earth. But we\r\nhave read in the <i>Treatise on Comets</i> by Chaeremon the Stoic,\r\nthat on some occasions also, when <i>good</i> was to happen, comets\r\nmade their appearance; and he gives an account of such\r\ninstances. If, then, at the commencement of new dynasties,\r\nor on the occasion of other important events, there arises a\r\ncomet so called, or any similar celestial body, why should it\r\nbe matter of wonder that at the birth of Him who was to\r\nintroduce a new doctrine to the human race, and to make\r\nknown His teaching not only to Jews, but also to Greeks,\r\nand to many of the barbarous nations besides, a star should\r\nhave arisen? Now I would say, that with respect to comets\r\nthere is no prophecy in circulation to the effect that such and\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_463\">463</span>such a comet was to arise in connection with a particular\r\nkingdom or a particular time; but with respect to the appearance\r\nof a star at the birth of Jesus there is a prophecy of\r\nBalaam recorded by Moses to this effect: “There shall arise\r\na star out of Jacob, and a man shall rise up out of Israel.”<a id=\"r1226\"></a><a class=\"c007 pginternal\" href=\"#f1226\"><sup>[1226]</sup></a>\r\nAnd now, if it shall be deemed necessary to examine the\r\nnarrative about the Magi, and the appearance of the star at\r\nthe birth of Jesus, the following is what we have to say,\r\npartly in answer to the Greeks, and partly to the Jews.</p>","headings":["The Writings of Origen, Vol. 1 of 2","ORIGEN CONTRA CELSUM.","ORIGEN AGAINST CELSUS. BOOK I.","Chapter LIX."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg70561-paragraph-457"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"ec17f9b40ae737a0d2fdab9289e696e06ca19530288b9340421ebbe40c922559","edition_title":"The writings of Origen, Vol. 1 (of 2)","edition_translators":["Frederick Crombie"],"edition_year":1869,"explicit_reference_candidates":[{"book":"NUM","chapter":24,"kind":"unreviewed","source_notation":"Num. xxiv. 17","verse":17,"verse_end":17}],"headings":[],"id":"pg70561-f1226","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Existing 1869 English translation; translator died 1889. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"f1226","source_ebook":70561,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f1226\">\n<p class=\"c006\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r1226\">1226</a>. </span><abbr class=\"spell\">Cf.</abbr> Num. <abbr title=\"twenty-four\">xxiv.</abbr> 17 (<abbr title=\"Septuagint\">Septuag.</abbr>).</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"de125e213d16053354f22b34a1c8d477ac23f201e660e4f4841b2ed7e05bb367","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70561/pg70561-images.html#f1226","text_sha256":"d5ad137b13e7f845fa88161acbadfccf3675d181eb293cf0186533359f90aa3a","verified":false,"work_id":null}