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Fragment number Vinzent 77
Klostermann 104
Ancient source used Eusebius, Against Marcellus 2.2; Ecclesiastical Theology 2.1, 1.7 (partial), 2.2 (partial)
Modern edition M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997).

Asterius calls the authority given to him (Mt 28:18) “glory,” and not even just “glory” but “pre-universe glory” (Jn 17:24), not comprehending that when the universe had not yet been made there was nothing else except God alone.

Translated by Brandon Rogers under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson, revised AMJ

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