| Title: | Apologie des Aristides |
| Series: | Gorgias Theological Library 61 |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
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| By Aristides of Athens |
| Translated and Annotated by Richard Raabe |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61719-363-7 |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Publication Date: | 8/2010 |
| From the 1893 edition |
| Language: | German |
| Format: | Hardback, Black, 6 x 9 in |
| Pages: | 103 |
The Apology of Aristides was frequently mentioned in late antiquity, but was thought lost until the surviving Syriac version was recovered in 1889. In this second-century defense of Christianity, Athenian philosopher Aristides explains to the Emperor why the Christian way of worship is the only philosophically adequate one. He contrasts Christianity to the "barbarian" worship of the elements, Greek worship of many gods with all-too-human immoralities, and Jewish worship of the angels. The text concludes with praise of Christian virtue and condemnation of the persecution of Christianity. This translation from the Syriac version is copiously annotated and ideal for scholars of antiquity, classics, and early Christian studies.
Table of Contents
- Vorwort (page 5)
- Aristides (page 7)
- Erster Anhand: Beitrage zur Textvergleichung (page 31)
- Zweiter Anhand: Anmerkungen (page 69)
