Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 115
things which he hath believed. And therefore, according as any
one is more anxious in demanding a reason, by so much will
Chapter LXX: Adjournment
mise,
that the eternity of boundless light can be shown from To-
stand by you and oppose you to-morrow; and if you can prove
that this world was created, and that spirits are immortal, you
shall have me to assist you in your preach
said thus, he departed, and was followed by a third part of all
the people who had come with him, who were about one
thousand men. But the rest with bended knees prostrated
themselves before Kefa; and he, invoking upon them the name
of Yahweh, cured some who had demons, healed others who
were sick, and so dismissed the people rejoicing, commanding
them to come early the next day. But Kefa, when the crowds
had withdrawn, commanded the table to be spread on the
ground, in the open air, in the court where the disputation had
been held, and sat down together with those eleven; but I dined
reclining with some others who also had made a beginning
of hearing the word of Yahweh, and were greatly beloved.
Chapter LXXI: Separation from the Unclean
But Kefa, most benignantly regarding me, lest...that separa-
O Clement, that I do not eat with those who have not yet been
purified; but I fear I might injure myself, and do no good to
them. For this I would have you know for certain, that every
one who has at any time worshipped idols, and has adored
those whom the pagans call elohim, or has eaten of the things
sacrificed to them, is not without an unclean spirit; for he has
become a guest of demons, and has been partaker with that
demon of which he has formed the image in his mind, either
through fear or love. And by these means he is not free from