Bishop of Antioch · died c. 185
Theophilus of Antioch
Bishop of Antioch in the second century. His three books To Autolycus answer a pagan friend and are the first Christian work to use the word Trinity.
Writings
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Apology · 3 parts
To Autolycus
Three books to a pagan friend on God, the creation, the prophets and the Christian name.
Image: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “Theophilus Antiochenus” (Engraving signed "Micha: Burg:" (given as William Cave, 1677, on Wikimedia Commons); Pitts Theology Library, Emory University), public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
