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as the scripture testifies, saying “and Moses was there before the Lord forty days and forty nights, he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water”, 3.2.13 and likewise also Christ. For it is written: “and he was led into the desert for forty days, being tempted by the devil, and he ate nothing in those days”. And again Moses in the desert provided food for the people. So the scripture says: “behold, I give you bread from heaven”, 3.2.14 and a little later: “it came to pass when the dew had ceased round about the camp, and behold upon the face of the desert a fine thing, as it were coriander, white, like frost upon the earth”. and likewise our savior and lord says to his disciples: “Why do you reason among yourselves, O you of little faith, that you have not brought bread? Do you not yet perceive, nor remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? Nor the seven for the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up?” 3.2.15 Again Moses passed through the midst of the sea and led the people. So the scripture says: “Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove back the sea with a strong south wind all the day, and made the sea dry land, and the water was divided, and the sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and the water was a wall to them on the right and a wall on the left”. 3.2.16 And likewise and even more divinely, Jesus the Christ of God walked upon the sea and made Peter walk upon it. For it is written: “And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled”, 3.2.17 and a little later: “But Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters. And he said, Come. And Peter, having come down from the boat, walked on the waters”. 3.2.18 Again Moses by a strong south wind made the sea solid. For the scripture says: “And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove back the sea with a strong south wind,” and it adds: “the waves were congealed in the midst of the sea”. 3.2.19 And likewise and much more powerfully our savior “rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm”. Again, when Moses came down from the mountain, his face was seen full of glory. For it is written: “And as he was coming down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified while He was speaking with him. And Aaron and all the elders of the sons of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified”. 3.2.20 And likewise and much more excellently our savior, having taken his disciples “up into a very high mountain, was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as the light”. Again Moses cleansed a leper. For it is written: “and behold Miriam was leprous like snow”, 3.2.21 and a little later: “and Moses cried to the Lord, saying, O God, I pray, heal her”. 3.2.22 And likewise and with a greater power of authority the Christ of God, when a leper came to him and said: “If you are willing, you can make me clean,” answered: “I am willing; be clean. And his leprosy was cleansed”. Again Moses said that the law was written by the finger of God. For it is written: “and he gave to Moses, when he had ceased speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tablets of testimony, tablets of stone written with the finger of God”, 3.2.23 and in Exodus: “So the magicians said to Pharaoh, this is the finger of God”. And likewise Jesus the Christ of God said to the Pharisees: “But if I by the finger of God cast out demons”. 3.2.24 In addition to all these things, Moses renamed the son of Naveh, Jesus. And likewise also the savior Simon Peter. And again Moses appointed seventy leaders for the people. So the scripture says: “gather to me seventy

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ὡς ἡ γραφὴ μαρτυρεῖ, λέγουσα «καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ Μωσῆς ἔναντι κυρίου τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας, ἄρτον οὐκ ἔφαγεν, καὶ ὕδωρ οὐκ ἔπιεν», 3.2.13 ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ ὁ Χριστός. γέγραπται γοῦν· «καὶ ἤγετο εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας πειραζόμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου, καὶ οὐδὲν ἔφαγεν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις». Καὶ πάλιν Μωσῆς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τροφὰς τῷ λαῷ παρέσχε. λέγει δ' οὖν ἡ γραφή· «ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ὑμῖν ἄρτους ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ», 3.2.14 καὶ μετ' ὀλίγα· «ἐγένετο καταπαυομένης τῆς δρόσου κύκλῳ τῆς παρεμβολῆς, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τῆς ἐρήμου λεπτὸν ὡσεὶ κόριον λευκόν, ὡσεὶ πάγος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς». καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ δὲ καὶ κύριος ἡμῶν ὡσαύτως φησὶν πρὸς τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ μαθητάς· «τί διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ὀλιγόπιστοι, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβετε; οὔπω νοεῖτε, οὐδὲ μνημονεύετε τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους τῶν πεντακισχιλίων καὶ πόσους κοφίνους ἐλάβετε; οὐδὲ τοὺς ἑπτὰ τῶν τετρακισχιλίων καὶ πόσας σπυρίδας ἐλάβετε;» 3.2.15 Πάλιν Μωσῆς διὰ μέσης τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθε καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὡδήγησε. λέγει δ' οὖν ἡ γραφή· «ἐξέτεινε Μωσῆς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ὑπήγαγεν κύριος τὴν θάλασσαν ἀνέμῳ νότῳ βιαίῳ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, καὶ ἐποίησεν τὴν θάλασσαν ξηράν, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ διῆλθον οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ διὰ μέσης τῆς θαλάσσης κατὰ τὸ ξηρόν, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῖς τεῖχος ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ τεῖχος ἐξ εὐωνύμων». 3.2.16 ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ μᾶλλον θεοπρεπέστερον Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατήσας καὶ τὸν Πέτρον βαίνειν ἐπ' αὐτῆς ἐποίησε. γέγραπται δ' οὖν· «τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης ἐταράχθη σαν», 3.2.17 καὶ μετ' ὀλίγα· «ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ, κέλευσόν με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἐλθέ· καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου Πέτρος περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα». 3.2.18 Πάλιν Μωσῆς ἀνέμῳ νότῳ βιαίῳ ἔπηξε τὴν θάλασσαν. λέγει δ' οὖν ἡ γραφή· «ἐξέτεινε δὲ Μωσῆς τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ὑπήγαγε κύριος τὴν θάλασσαν ἀνέμῳ νότῳ βιαίῳ», καὶ ἐπιφέρει· «ἐπάγη τὰ κύματα ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης». 3.2.19 ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ πολὺ κρειττόνως ὁ σωτὴρ ἡμῶν «ἐπετίμησε τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη». Πάλιν Μωσέως ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους κατιόντος τὸ πρόσωπον ἑωρᾶτο πλήρης δόξης. γέγραπται δ' οὖν· «καταβαίνων δ' αὐτὸς ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους Μωσῆς οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι δεδόξασται ἡ ὄψις τοῦ χρωτὸς τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ αὐτὸν λαλεῖν αὐτῷ. καὶ εἶδεν Ἀρὼν καὶ πάντες οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Μωσῆν, καὶ ἦν δεδοξασμένη ἡ ὄψις τοῦ χρωτὸς τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ». 3.2.20 ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ πολὺ διαφερόντως ὁ ἡμέτερος σωτὴρ ἀναγαγὼν τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ μαθητὰς «εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν, μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς». Πάλιν Μωσῆς λεπρὸν ἐκαθάρισε. γέγραπται δ' οὖν· «καὶ ἰδοὺ Μαρία λεπρῶσα ὡσεὶ χιών», 3.2.21 καὶ μετ' ὀλίγα· «καὶ ἐβόησεν Μωσῆς πρὸς κύριον, λέγων, ὁ θεὸς δέομαι ἴασαι αὐτήν». 3.2.22 ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ μείζονι δυνάμει ἐξουσίας ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, προσελθόντος αὐτῷ λεπροῦ καὶ φήσαντος· «ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι», ἀπεκρίνατο· «θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. καὶ ἐκαθαρίσθη αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα». Πάλιν Μωσῆς δακτύλῳ θεοῦ ἔφησε τὸν νόμον γεγράφθαι. γέγραπται δ' οὖν· «καὶ ἔδωκε τῷ Μωσεῖ, ἡνίκα κατέπαυσε λαλῶν αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σινᾶ, τὰς δύο πλάκας τοῦ μαρτυρίου, πλάκας λιθίνας γεγραμμένας τῷ δακτύλῳ τοῦ θεοῦ», 3.2.23 καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐξόδῳ· «εἶπον οὖν οἱ ἐπαοιδοὶ τῷ Φαραῷ, δάκτυλος θεοῦ ἐστιν τοῦτο». ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῖς Φαρισαίοις ἔλεγεν· «εἰ δὲ ἐν δακτύλῳ θεοῦ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια». 3.2.24 Ἐφ' ὅλοις τούτοις Μωσῆς μετωνόμασε τὸν Ναυὴν Ἰησοῦν. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ τὸν Σίμωνα Πέτρον. Καὶ πάλιν Μωσῆς κατέστησε τῷ λαῷ ἡγουμένους ἑβδομήκοντα. λέγει δ' οὖν ἡ γραφή· «συνάγαγέ μοι ἑβδομήκοντα