Erythrean Sybil. [IESOUS CHREISTOS THEOU HUIOS SOTER STAUROS].outhouse wrote:credible sources please.
The prophecy relates to the coming down upon the Earth of the Spirit
of Truth (Christos), after which advent will begin the Golden Age;
the verse refers to the necessity before reaching that blessed condition
of inner (or subjective) theophany and theopneusty, to pass through the
crucifixion of flesh or matter.
470 BCE
Aeschylus (Cho. 901) we read of pythochresta
the "oracles delivered by a Pythian God"
460 BCE
Pindar (pp. 4-10) The words [chresen oikistera] mean "the oracle proclaimed him the colonizer."
In this case the genius of the Greek language permits that the man so proclaimed should be called Chrestos.
Hence this term was applied to every Disciple recognized by a Master, as also to every good man.
420 BCE
Euripides (Ion. 1320) (Eurip. Ion, 1218)
Pythochrestos is the nominative singular
of an adjective derived from chrao .
420 BCE
Herodotus - The word [chreon] is explained by Herodotus (7,11,7,)
as that which an oracle declares, and See also Vide Herodotus, 7, 215; 5, 108;
420 BCE
Sophocles, Phil. 437.
350 BCE
Plato (in Phaed. 264 B) has [chrestos ei hoti hegei] -- "you are an excellent fellow to think . . ."
333 BCE
Demosthenes saying [o Chreste] (330, 27), means by it simply "you nice fellow";
Demosthenes, De Corona, 313, declares that the candidates for initiation
into the Greek mysteries were anointed with oil.
So they are now in India, even in the initiation the Yogi mysteries, various ointments or unguents being used.
XXX BCE
Pagan classics expressed more than one idea by the verb [chraomai] "consulting an oracle";
for it also means "fated," doomed by an oracle,
in the sense of a sacrificial victim to its decree, or -- "to the WORD"; as chresterion is not only "the seat of an oracle"
but also "an offering to, or for, the oracle.'' (18)
Chrestes is one who expounds or explains oracles, "a prophet, a soothsayer;" (19) and chresterios is one who belongs to, or is in the service of, an oracle, a god, or a "Master" (20);
010 CE
Philo Judaeus speaks of theochrestos "God-declared," or one who is declared by god, and of
logia theochresta "sayings delivered by God" -- which proves that he wrote at a time
when neither Christians nor Chrestians were yet known under these names, but still called themselves the Nazarenes.
090 CE
[to chreon] is given by Plutarch (Nich. 14.) as "fate," "necessity."
Plutarch (V. Phocion), wonders how such a rough and dull fellow as Phocion could be surnamed Chrestos.
XXX BCE/CE?
In the Travels of Dr. Clarke, inscription
[CHRESTOS PROTOS THESSALOS LARISSAIOS PELASGIOTES ETON IH];
or, "Chrestos, the first, a Thessalonian from Larissa, Pelasgiot 18 years old Hero."
Dr. Clarke shows, the word Chrestos is found on the epitaphs of almost all the ancient Larissians; but it is preceded always by a proper name.
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134 CE
Hadrian to Servianus, (Quoted by Giles, ii p86) :
"Egypt, which you commended to me, my dearest Servianus,
I have found to be wholly fickle and inconsistent,
and continually wafted about by every breath of fame.
The worshipers of Serapis (here) are called 'Christians',
and those who are devoted to the god Serapis (I find),
call themselves 'Bishops of Christ'. "
etc here - http://www.mountainman.com.au/essenes/c ... ristos.htm