text_original: The milieu in which this strange figure moved must have left marks upon him, and more must have been imprinted by the history, the destiny, of the early Christian communities; the latter indeed, must have embellished the type retrospectively with characters which can be understood only as serving the purposes of war and of propaganda.
text_transcription: THE MEU IN WHICH THIS STRANGE FIGURE MOVED MUST HAVE LEFT MARKS UPON HIM AND MORE MUST HAVE BEEN IMPRINTED BY THE HISTORY THE DESTINY OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES THE LATTER INDEED MUST HAVE EMBELLISHED THE TYPE RETROSPECTIVELY WITH CHARACTERS WHICH CAN BE UNDERSTOOD ONLY AS SERVING THE PURPOSES OF WAR AND OF PROPAGANDA
phonemes: ðə miːljˈuː ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪs stɹˈeɪndʒ fˈɪɡjɚ mˈuːvd mˈʌstɐv lˈɛft mˈɑːɹks əpˌɑːn hˌɪm, ænd mˈɔːɹ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn ɪmpɹˈɪntᵻd baɪ ðə hˈɪstɚɹi, ðə dˈɛstɪni, ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz; ðə lˈæɾɚɹ ˌɪndˈiːd, mˈʌstɐv ɛmbˈɛlɪʃt ðə tˈaɪp ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪvli wɪð kˈæɹɪktɚz wˌɪtʃ kæn biː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ˈoʊnli æz sˈɜːvɪŋ ðə pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv wˈɔːɹ ænd ʌv pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈændə.