FOOTNOTES

*1. Egyptian magicians who, according to “Paul” in the apocryphal Passio, or Passion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, led Pharaoh to destruction: mentioned in II Timothy 3:8 as “Jannes” and “Jambres.”

*2. A prescription was a Roman legal means of denying a plaintiff a court hearing.

*3. English translation (2006) published by Inner Traditions.