Author : Theophilus (st, bp. of Antioch.)
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Page : 168 pages
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Release : 1860
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Author : Saint Theophilus
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Page : 85 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Theophilus Antioch
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Page : 92 pages
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Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781643731094
Eusebius praises the pastoral fidelity of the primitive pastors, in their unwearied labours to protect their flocks from the heresies with which Satan contrived to endanger the souls of believers. By exhortations and admonitions, and then again by oral discussions and refutations, contending with the heretics themselves, they were prompt to ward off the devouring beasts from the fold of Christ. Such is the praise due to Theophilus, in his opinion; and he cites especially his lost work against Marcion as "of no mean character." He was one of the earliest commentators upon the Gospels, if not the first; and he seems to have been the earliest Christian historian of the Church of the Old Testament. His only remaining work, here presented, seems to have originated in an "oral discussion," such as Eusebius instances. But nobody seems to accord him due praise as the founder of the science of Biblical Chronology among Christians, save that his great successor in modern times, Abp. Usher, has not forgotten to pay him this tribute in the Prolegomena of his Annals.
Author : Marcus Dods
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Author : Theophilus
Publisher : Legare Street Press
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Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781019407585
The Three Books of Theophilus is a Christian apologetic work written in the second century AD by an unknown author, later attributed to Theophilus of Antioch. The work is addressed to a pagan named Autolycus and seeks to explain and defend the Christian faith. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the nature of God to the resurrection of the dead. The translation is accompanied by extensive notes by WB Flower, clarifying the historical and theological contexts of the work. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Saint Theophilus
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Page : 164 pages
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Release : 1860
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Author : Theophilus
Publisher : General Books
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 2009-12
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ISBN : 9781458996015
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1860. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDICES. The following appendices are designed to show, by references longer than could be given in foot-notes, the manner in which the early Apologists maintained their cause. To have elaborated the whole would have required a number of volumes: I have therefore selected only some of the more striking points, and translated at large a few of the more important passages, that the theological student may see what rich ore is contained in the mine of early Apologistic litera'tore, and so be induced to dig therein for himself. Ep. I. 1. The Christian name. The name Christian was a term of reproach in the early ages of the faith, just as the Cross and the preaching of Cheist crucified were a stumbling-block unto many; and in consequence of the name they bore, they were subjected to treatment such as others did not experience. Against being condemned for a mere name, the Apologists stoutly and justly reclaimed. They demanded that the laws should be dealt out equally to all, and that the rights of citizenship and justice should not be overridden. Justin Maetye. "A mere name should be regarded as neither good nor bad, without the actions implied in it; although, as regards our name, which is alleged against us, we are the best of men " (xpmrrefafon, playing, as our author does, upon XP'nff-rbS and ixpvwrbs). " But as we should consider it unjust, if found guilty, to claim acquittal on the ground of our name; so, on the other hand, if we are found innocent as to the name we bear, and our manner of life and doctrines, it will be your duty to take heed lest, if punishing the guiltless, ye incur the vengeance of justice. For neither praise nor blame can reasonably arise from a name, unless either good or bad can be proved by actions. For ye punish no...
Author : Theophilus of Antioch
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2012
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ISBN : 3849621642
"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. Every single volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life The "Ad Autolychum", the only extant writing of Theophilus, is an apology for Christianity. It consists of three books, really separate works written at different times, and corresponds exactly to the description given of it by Eusebius as "three elementary works". The author speaks of himself as a convert from heathenism. He treats of such subjects as the Christian idea of God, the Scripture accounts of the origin of man and the world as compared with pagan myths. On several occasions he refers (in connection with the early chapters of Genesis) to an historical work composed by himself.
Author : Theophilus of Antioch
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Page : 146 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2012-06-21
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ISBN : 9781478104841
Bishop of Antioch. Eusebius in his "Chronicle" places the name of Theophilus against that of Pope Soter (169-77), and that of Maximinus, Theophilus's successor, against the name of Eleutherus (177-93). This does not mean that Maximinus succeeded Theophilus in 177, but only that Theophilus and Maximinus flourished respectively in the times of Soter and Eleutherus. Lightfoot and Hort showed that Eusebius, having no such precise chronological data for the bishops of Antioch as he had for those of Rome and Alexandria, placed the names of the Antiochene bishops against those of contemporary Roman bishops (Lightfoot, "St. Ignatius", etc., II, 468 sq., and "St. Clement", etc., I, 224 sqq.). When therefore we find in the third book of Theophilus, "Ad Autolychum", that the writer was alive after the death (180) of Marcus Aurelius, it does not follow, as even writers like Harnack and Bardenhewer suppose, that Eusebius made a chronological blunder.The "Ad Autolychum", the only extant writing of Theophilus, is an apology for Christianity. It consists of three books, really separate works written at different times, and corresponds exactly to the description given of it by Eusebius as "three elementary works" (Church History IV.24). The author speaks of himself as a convert from heathenism. He treats of such subjects as the Christian idea of God, the Scripture accounts of the origin of man and the world as compared with pagan myths. On several occasions he refers (in connection with the early chapters of Genesis) to an historical work composed by himself. Eusebius (op. cit.) speaks of refutations of Marcion and Hermogenes, and "catechetical books". To these St. Jerome (Illustrious Men 25) adds commentaries on Proverbs and the Gospels. He speaks of the latter in the prologue to his own commentary on the Gospels, and also in his epistle "Ad Algasiam", where we learn that Theophilus commented upon a Diatessaron or Gospel Harmony composed by himself ("Theophilus . . . quattuor Evangelistarum in unum opus compingens"). A long quotation in the same epistle is all that survives of this commentary, for Zahn's attempt to identify it with a Latin commentary ascribed in some manuscripts to Theophilus has found no supporters.
Author : Saint Theophilus (Bishop of Antiochia.)
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Release : 1867
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