Wm R. Schoedel in his HERMENEIA Commentary on Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch
Writings (Fortress Press, 1985)
Part of Chapter 19: "The Events of Salvation in Cosmic Perspective"
page 87 in the Schoedel commentary / Text sections
A Star shone in heaven
brighter than all the stars,
and its light was ineffable,
and its novelty caused astonishment;
all the other stars
together with sun and moon
became a chorus for the Star,
and it outshone them all with its light;
and there was perplexity
when (came) this novelty.
Thence was destroyed all magic,
and every bond vanished;
evil's ignorance was abolished,
the old kingdom perished,
God being revealed as human
to bring newness of eternal life,
and what had been prepared
by God had its beginning;
hence all things were disturbed
because the destruction of death
was being worked out!
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