Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
4th century · AD 325 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 118 passages
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In his own words on Daniel
- Daniel 12:2
This sentiment set forth by Cicero … "if the soul will be in a state of vigor without the body, it is a divine life; and if it is without perception, assuredly that is not bad," is clever … but false. For the sacred writings teach that the soul is not annihilated but that it is either rewarded according to its righteousness or eternally punished according to its crimes.
DIVINE INSTITUTES 3:19
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