Grant, Robert M. 1917-2014

Greek apologists of the second century / Robert M. Grant. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1988. - 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The background of Christian apologetic -- The beginnings of Christian apologetic -- The reign of Trajan -- The reign of Hadrian -- Antoninus Pius and the Christians -- Justin's conversion and works -- Justin: church, Bible, and theology -- Justin on moral questions -- Marcus Aurelius and the Christians -- Apollinaris of Hierapolis -- Melito of Sardis -- Athenagoras of Athens -- The Gallican martyrs and Tatian -- Tatian on the Bible and theology -- Celsus against the Christians -- Theophilus of Antioch -- Theophilus and literature -- Theophilus and the Bible -- The theology of Theophilus -- Early Alexandrian Christianity -- Early use of the apologists -- The apologists in the third century and after -- The apologists in the Middle Ages and later.

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