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Address to the Greeks

Tatian, ANF 2

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1. The Greeks Claim, Without Reason, the Invention of the Arts
2. The Vices and Errors of the Philosophers
3. Ridicule of the Philosophers
4. The Christians Worship God Alone
The Doctrine of the Christians as to the Creation of the World
6. Christians’ Belief in the Resurrection
7. Concerning the Fall of Man
8. The Demons Sin Among Mankind
9. They Give Rise to Superstitions
10. Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities
11. The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will
12. The Two Kinds of Spirits
13. Theory of the Soul’s Immortality
14. The Demons Shall Be Punished More Severely Than Men
15. Necessity of a Union with the Holy Spirit
16. Vain Display of Power by the Demons
17. They Falsely Promise Health to Their Votaries
18. They Deceive, Instead of Healing
19. Depravity Lies at the Bottom of Demon-Worship
20. Thanks are Ever Due to God
Doctrines of the Christians and Greeks Respecting God Compared
22. Ridicule of the Solemnities of the Greeks
23. Of the Pugilists and Gladiators
24. Of the Other Public Amusements
25. Boastings and Quarrels of the Philosophers
26. Ridicule of the Studies of the Greeks
27. The Christians are Hated Unjustly
28. Condemnation of the Greek Legislation
29. Account of Tatian’s Conversion
30. How He Resolved to Resist the Devil
The Philosophy of the Christians More Ancient Than that of the Greeks
The Doctrine of the Christians, is Opposed to Dissensions, and Fitted for All
33. Vindication of Christian Women
34. Ridicule of the Statues Erected by the Greeks
35. Tatian Speaks as an Eye-Witness
36. Testimony of the Chaldeans to the Antiquity of Moses
37. Testimony of the Phoenicians
38. The Egyptians Place Moses in the Reign of Inachus
39. Catalogue of the Argive Kings
40. Moses More Ancient and Credible Than the Heathen Heroes
But the matter of principal importance is to endeavour with all accuracy to make it clear…
42. Concluding Statement as to the Author
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