Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis, And Apologist

By Apollinaris, Claudius

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Title:	Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis, And Apologist
Author:	Apollinaris, Claudius
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
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Excerpt: [A.D. 160?180.] This author, an early apologist, is chiefly interesting as a competent witness, who tells the story of the Thundering Legion [2] in an artless manner, and gives it the simple character of an answer to prayer. This subject is treated by Lightfoot, in his recent work on the Apostolic Fathers, [3] in an exhaustive manner; and the story, reduced to the simple narrative as Apollinaris gives it, receives from him a just and discriminating approval. Apollinaris, as well as Rhodon, has been imagined the author of the work (ascribed to Asterius Urbanus) against Montanism, dedicated to Abiricius Marcellus. [4] This is sufficiently refuted by Routh, [5] whose Greek text, with notes, must be consulted by the studious. [6] Apollinaris was bishop of Hierapolis on the Maeander, and, Lightfoot thinks, was probably with Melito and Polycrates, known to Polycarp, and influenced by his example and doctrine. [7] He addressed his Apology, which is honourably mentioned by Jerome, to M. Antoninus, the emperor. He also wrote Adversus Gentes and De Veritate; also against the jews. Serapion calls him [8] ?most blessed.?

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: CLAUDIUS APOLLINARIS, BISHOP OF HIERAPOLIS, AND APOLOGIST, 1 -- CLAUDIUS APOLLINARIS, 1