Theophilus of Antioch

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Theophilus of Antioch was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and bishop known for his work "To Autolycus," one of the earliest extant attempts to systematically defend Christianity using Greek philosophical concepts.

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Theophilus of Antioch canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apologist ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
ancient Greek-language writer ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
affirmedDoctrine Trinity (in early form) ⓘ
creation ex nihilo ⓘ
arguedAgainst Greek mythology ⓘ
pagan polytheism ⓘ
arguedFor antiquity of Moses over Greek philosophers ⓘ
monotheism ⓘ
audienceOfWork Autolycus ⓘ
linked to: Autolycus of Pitane
centuryOfActivity 2nd century ⓘ
countryOfActivity Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Antioch ⓘ
describedIn Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History ⓘ
genre Christian theology ⓘ
apologetics ⓘ
influenced later patristic theology ⓘ
knownFor early Christian apologetics ⓘ
one of the earliest systematic defenses of Christianity ⓘ
use of Greek philosophical concepts in Christian theology ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
notableWork Ad Autolycum ⓘ
To Autolycus ⓘ
linked to: Autolycus
occupation bishop of Antioch ⓘ
officeIn Church of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: church in Antioch
placeOfActivity Antioch ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Antioch ⓘ
predecessor Eros of Antioch ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scripturalCanonDiscussed Gospels ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
sourceFor early Christian interpretation of Genesis ⓘ
early Christian views on chronology of the world ⓘ
successor Maximus I of Antioch ⓘ
theologicalTradition proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
usedPhilosophicalConceptsFrom Middle Platonism ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
usedTermForGod Logos ⓘ
usedTermForScripture inspired by God ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workStructure To Autolycus consists of three books ⓘ
wroteAbout creation ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
the Logos ⓘ
the inspiration of Scripture ⓘ
the nature of God ⓘ

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Patriarchate of Antioch → associatedWithPerson → Theophilus of Antioch ⓘ
Ante-Nicene Fathers → includesFigure → Theophilus of Antioch ⓘ