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:''There is also a Theophilus of Alexandria'' (c. AD 412). Theophilus, Patriarch of Antioch〔Eusebius ''Ecclesiastical History'' iv. 20; Jerome ''Ep. ad Algas. quaest.'' 6.〕 ((ギリシア語:Θεόφιλος ὁ Ἀντιοχεύς)) succeeded Eros c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c. 183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton,〔''Fasti Romani''〕 but these dates are only approximations. His death probably occurred between 183 and 185.〔John Lightfoot, ''S. Ignatius'', vol. ii. p. 166.〕 We gather from his writings (the only remaining being his apology to Autolycus) that he was born a pagan, not far from the Tigris and Euphrates, and was led to embrace Christianity by studying the Holy Scriptures, especially the prophetical books.〔''Apologia ad Autolycum'' i. 14, ii. 24.〕 He makes no reference to his office in his existing writings, nor is any other fact in his life recorded. Eusebius, however, speaks of the zeal which he and the other chief shepherds displayed in driving away the heretics who were attacking Christ's flock, with special mention of his work against Marcion.〔''Ecclesiastical History'' iv. 24.〕 He made contributions to the departments of Christian literature, polemics, exegetics, and apologetics. William Sanday〔''Studia Biblica'', p. 90.〕 describes him as "one of the precursors of that group of writers who, from Irenaeus to Cyprian, not only break the obscurity which rests on the earliest history of the Church, but alike in the East and in the West carry it to the front in literary eminence, and distance all their heathen contemporaries". ==Works== Eusebius and Jerome mention numerous works of Theophilus existing in their time. They are: # the existing ''Apologia'' addressed to Autolycus; # a work against the heresy of Hermogenes; # against that of Marcion; # some catechetical writings; # Jerome 〔''On Illustrious Men'' Ch. 25〕 also mentions having read some commentaries on the gospel and on Proverbs, which bore Theophilus's name, but which he regarded as inconsistent with the elegance and style of his other works. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theophilus of Antioch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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