Voices and influences
Tacitus
The Roman historian whose Annals, book 15, tell the fire at Rome of AD 64 and Nero's punishment of the Christians.
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- Quoted here most in 1 Peter: 1 of 1.
Tacitus
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“Hence, even for criminals who deserved extreme and exemplary punishment, there arose a feeling of compassion; for it was not, as it seemed, for the public good, but to glut one man's cruelty, that they were being destroyed.”
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1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. BSB
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The Roman historian whose Annals, book 15, tell the fire at Rome of AD 64 and Nero's punishment of the Christians.
1 quotation across 1 book