Saint Theophilus of Antioch

To Autolycus

Name: To Autolycus
Author: Saint Theophilus of Antioch

Classic translation

Treatises & Other · English translation, 1890

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Book I
Chapter I.—Autolycus an Idolater and Scorner of Christians
Chapter II.—That the Eyes of the Soul Must Be Purged Ere God Can Be Seen
Chapter III.—Nature of God
Chapter IV.—Attributes of God
Chapter V.—The Invisible God Perceived Through His Works
Chapter VI.—God is Known by His Works
Chapter VII.—We Shall See God When We Put on Immortality
Chapter VIII.—Faith Required in All Matters
Chapter IX.—Immoralities of the Gods
Chapter X.—Absurdities of Idolatry
Chapter XI.—The King to Be Honoured, God to Be Worshipped
Chapter XII.—Meaning of the Name Christian
Chapter XIII.—The Resurrection Proved by Examples
Chapter XIV.—Theophilus an Example of Conversion
Book II
Chapter I.—Occasion of Writing This Book
Chapter II.—The Gods Are Despised When They Are Made; But Become Valuable When…
Chapter III.—What Has Become of the Gods?
Chapter IV.—Absurd Opinions of the Philosophers Concerning God
Chapter V.—Opinions of Homer and Hesiod Concerning the Gods
Chapter VI.—Hesiod on the Origin of the World
Chapter VII.—Fabulous Heathen Genealogies
Chapter VIII.—Opinions Concerning Providence
Chapter IX.—The Prophets Inspired by the Holy Ghost
Chapter X.—The World Created by God Through the Word
Chapter XI.—The Six Days’ Work Described
Chapter XII.—The Glory of the Six Days’ Work
Chapter XIII.—Remarks on the Creation of the World
Chapter XIV.—The World Compared to the Sea
Chapter XV.—Of the Fourth Day
Chapter XVI.—Of the Fifth Day
Chapter XVII.—Of the Sixth Day
Chapter XVIII.—The Creation of Man
Chapter XIX.—Man is Placed in Paradise
Chapter XX.—The Scriptural Account of Paradise
Chapter XXI.—Of the Fall of Man
Chapter XXII.—Why God is Said to Have Walked
Chapter XXIII.—The Truth of the Account in Genesis
Chapter XXIV.—The Beauty of Paradise
Chapter XXV.—God Was Justified in Forbidding Man to Eat of the Tree of Knowledge
Chapter XXVI.—God’s Goodness in Expelling Man From Paradise
Chapter XXVII.—The Nature of Man
Chapter XXVIII.—Why Eve Was Formed of Adam’s Rib
Chapter XXIX.—Cain’s Crime
Chapter XXX.—Cain’s Family and Their Inventions
Chapter XXXI.—The History After the Flood
Chapter XXXII.—How the Human Race Was Dispersed
Chapter XXXIII.—Profane History Gives No Account of These Matters
Chapter XXXIV.—The Prophets Enjoined Holiness of Life
Chapter XXXV.—Precepts From the Prophetic Books
Chapter XXXVI.—Prophecies of the Sibyl
Chapter XXXVII.—The Testimonies of the Poets
Chapter XXXVIII.—The Teachings of the Greek Poets and Philosophers Confirmatory…
Book III
Chapter I.—Autolycus Not Yet Convinced
Chapter II.—Profane Authors Had No Means of Knowing the Truth
Chapter III.—Their Contradictions
Chapter IV.—How Autolycus Had Been Misled by False Accusations Against the…
Chapter V.—Philosophers Inculcate Cannibalism
Chapter VI.—Other Opinions of the Philosophers
Chapter VII.—Varying Doctrine Concerning the Gods
Chapter VIII.—Wickedness Attributed to the Gods by Heathen Writers
Chapter IX.—Christian Doctrine of God and His Law
Chapter X.—Of Humanity to Strangers
Chapter XI.—Of Repentance
Chapter XII.—Of Righteousness
Chapter XIII.—Of Chastity
Chapter XIV.—Of Loving Our Enemies
Chapter XV.—The Innocence of the Christians Defended
Chapter XVI.—Uncertain Conjectures of the Philosophers
Chapter XVII.—Accurate Information of the Christians
Chapter XVIII.—Errors of the Greeks About the Deluge
Chapter XIX.—Accurate Account of the Deluge
Chapter XX.—Antiquity of Moses
Chapter XXI.—Of Manetho’s Inaccuracy
Chapter XXII.—Antiquity of the Temple
Chapter XXIII.—Prophets More Ancient Than Greek Writers
Chapter XXIV.—Chronology From Adam
Chapter XXV.—From Saul to the Captivity
Chapter XXVI.—Contrast Between Hebrew and Greek Writings
Chapter XXVII.—Roman Chronology to the Death of M. Aurelius
Chapter XXVIII.—Leading Chronological Epochs
Chapter XXIX.—Antiquity of Christianity
Chapter XXX.—Why the Greeks Did Not Mention Our Histories

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