Two things especially attracted him to the Manicheans: they felt at liberty to criticize the Scriptures, and they held chastity and self-denial in honor.
the reasons that led him to Christianity particularly where Manicheanism is concerned are:
- Manicheanism feeble cosmology and metaphysics had failed to satisfy him
- the astrological superstitions springing from the credulity of its disciples offended his reason
- The last straw was meeting with the Micheans leader Faustus of Mileve; who proved disappointing,
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Two things especially attracted him to the Manicheans: they felt at liberty to criticize the Scriptures, and they held chastity and self-denial in honor.
the reasons that led him to Christianity particularly where Manicheanism is concerned are:
- Manicheanism feeble cosmology and metaphysics had failed to satisfy him
- the astrological superstitions springing from the credulity of its disciples offended his reason
- The last straw was meeting with the Micheans leader Faustus of Mileve; who proved disappointing,