Theophilus of Antioch
2nd century · AD 185 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 16 passages
Background on Theophilus of Antioch
In his own words on 2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 1:22
Wherefore such men have necessarily lost the wisdom of God, and have not found the truth. If you please, then, study these things carefully, that you may have a compendium and pledge of the truth.
Theophilus to Autolycus, Book III, Chapter XXX.—Why the Greeks Did Not Mention Our Histories
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