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Theophilus of Antioch

2nd century · AD 185 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 16 passages

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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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