Tag: Hadrian
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Aristides of Athens wrote in 125 AD. His Apology is the earliest extant Christian apology. It is available online here or in very nice booklet form on Amazon here. Darren Slade (PhD, Theology, Church History) has a very nice summary here of Aristides and his Apology. According to Slade, “His…
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Darren Slade, PhD in theology and church history, writes, “In AD 125, Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD 117–138) traveled to Athens for the Eleusinian mysteries. According to Eusebius (ca. AD 265–339), a Christian philosopher named Aristides produced apologetic books for the Emperor. His apologetics compelled Hadrian to counter the arbitrary prosecution…
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Christian Apologetics 