Religion Began in the East

“For the power of the divine light and the law of sacred worship first came forth, through the favor of God, from the bosom, as it were, of the East, and lit up the world with their holy radiance. So I naturally believed that you would be the first to promote the salvation of other nations, and I resolved to seek your help with all the energy of my thought and all the care of my inquiry. So as soon as I had won my decisive victory and undoubted triumph over my enemies, my first inquiry was about the matter I felt to be of the greatest interest and importance.