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Address to the Greeks

Tatian · c. 165–175 AD

1h 28m read
Ante-Nicene

Tatian's sharp apology against Greek religion and philosophy, defending the antiquity and truth of Christianity.

Table of Contents

1The Greeks Claim, Without Reason, the Invention of the Arts2The Vices and Errors of the Philosophers3Ridicule of the Philosophers4The Christians Worship God Alone5The Doctrine of the Christians as to the Creation of the World6Christians’ Belief in the Resurrection7Concerning the Fall of Man8The Demons Sin Among Mankind9They Give Rise to Superstitions10Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities11The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will12The Two Kinds of Spirits13Theory of the Soul’s Immortality14The Demons Shall Be Punished More Severely Than Men15Necessity of a Union with the Holy Spirit16Vain Display of Power by the Demons17They Falsely Promise Health to Their Votaries18They Deceive, Instead of Healing19Depravity Lies at the Bottom of Demon-Worship20Thanks are Ever Due to God21Doctrines of the Christians and Greeks Respecting God Compared22Ridicule of the Solemnities of the Greeks23Of the Pugilists and Gladiators24Of the Other Public Amusements25Boastings and Quarrels of the Philosophers26Ridicule of the Studies of the Greeks27The Christians are Hated Unjustly28Condemnation of the Greek Legislation29Account of Tatian’s Conversion30How He Resolved to Resist the Devil31The Philosophy of the Christians More Ancient Than that of the Greeks32The Doctrine of the Christians, is Opposed to Dissensions, and Fitted for All33Vindication of Christian Women34Ridicule of the Statues Erected by the Greeks35Tatian Speaks as an Eye-Witness36Testimony of the Chaldeans to the Antiquity of Moses37Testimony of the Phœnicians38The Egyptians Place Moses in the Reign of Inachus39Catalogue of the Argive Kings40Moses More Ancient and Credible Than the Heathen Heroes41Chapter XLI42Concluding Statement as to the Author