Cosmas Indicopleustes

In his own words on Zechariah

• Zechariah 9:9

  Rejoice greatly O daughter of Sion, shout O daughter of Jerusalem; behold thy King cometh unto thee; he is just and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass—even a young colt. This passage he uttered with reference to Zerubabel, in a strain of hyperbole as regards him, for it had properly its accomplishment in the Lord Christ, whom Zerubabel as it were, personified.

  The Christian Topography, Book 5

• Zechariah 13:6

  And I will say unto him, What are these wounds between thine hands? And he shall say, wounds which I received in the house beloved by me.

  The Christian Topography, Book 5

• Zechariah 13:7

  I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. Of this passage also the Lord made mention at the time of his Passion, applying it to himself when he was on the point of being betrayed.

  The Christian Topography, Book 5