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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

Person

Theophilus of Antioch

later second century

Bishop of Antioch

Attested. The work is extant. Biographical detail beyond his episcopate is thin.

Theophilus wrote three books To Autolycus defending creation and scripture to a pagan reader. He is one of the first Christian authors to use the word 'triad' of God, Father, Word, and Wisdom, without the later Nicene technicalities. Little else about his life is known.

Places

Councils

No council in this list names them as a participant.

Sources

No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.

Catalog editions

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