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A Plea for the Christians

St. Athenagoras of Athens · c. 177 AD

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A Plea for the Christians

To the Emperors Marcus Aurelius Anoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus, conquerors of Armenia and Sarmatia, and more than all, philosophers.

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Section 1
Injustice Shown Towards the Christians
Claim to Be Treated as Others are When Accused
Charges Brought Against the Christians
The Christians are Not Atheists, But Acknowledge One Only God
Testimony of the Poets to the Unity of God
Opinions of the Philosophers as to the One God
Superiority of the Christian Doctrine Respecting God
Absurdities of Polytheism
The Testimony of the Prophets
The Christians Worship the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
The Moral Teaching of the Christians Repels the Charge Brought Against Them
Consequent Absurdity of the Charge of Atheism

Why the Christians Do Not Offer Sacrifices

Inconsistency of Those Who Accuse the Christians

The Christians Distinguish God from Matter

The Christians Do Not Worship the Universe

The Names of the Gods and Their Images are But of Recent Date

The Gods Themselves Have Been Created, as the Poets Confess

The Philosophers Agree with the Poets Respecting the Gods

Absurd Representations of the Gods

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