Athenagoras
Athenagoras of Athens address Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, about Christianity and the society, in the late 2nd century AD, in order to persuade them that Christianity and the people whom believed in it were law bidding, caring and righteous people. He wrote several pieces of philosophy in the defense of Christianity. His speech to Marcus Aurelius talked about several things concerning Christianity and society. Moreover, is his most famous piece of work. His points are as valid today as they were two thousand years ago. Most of what we know about Athenagoras of Athens is what he has to say about himself in his own writings, we know he was born a heathen and after reading, the scriptures he converted to Christianity. We know nothing of his birth, how long he lived or the manner of his death. He was a skilled philosopher whom never strayed from his subject. His chief surviving writing is an “Apology for the Christians” composed in Greek around 177 AD and addressed to Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Encyclopedia Americana He attempted to refute the widespread rumors circulated by the pagans who stated Christians were atheist, cannibals and incestuous indivuals. In the opening of his speech Athenagoras of Athens speaks o
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Approximate Word count = 1477
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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