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In another part of his oration, Constantine analyzes Virgil\u2019s famed Fourth Eclogue, which Christians often took as a pagan prophecy of Christ. Constantine believes that it\u2019s a deliberate prophecy, but one he deliberately obscured for fear of persecution: \u201cthese words are spoken plainly and at the same time darkly, by way of allegory. Those who search deeply for the import of the words, are able to discern the Divinity of Christ. But lest any of the powerful in the imperial city might be able to accuse the poet of writing anything contrary to the laws of the country, and subverting the religious sentiments which had prevailed from ancient times, he intentionally obscures the truth.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In another part of his oration, Constantine analyzes Virgil\u2019s famed Fourth Eclogue, which Christians often took as a pagan prophecy of Christ. Constantine believes that it\u2019s a deliberate prophecy, but one he deliberately obscured for fear of persecution: \u201cthese words are spoken plainly and at the same time darkly, by way of allegory. Those who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"yoast_head":"\n