Apology of Aristides
Aristides of Athens
Section 1
About this work
A defense of Christian belief addressed to a Roman emperor, comparing the worship and conduct of different peoples and presenting Christians as those who know God and practice moral charity.
- Author
- Aristides of Athens
- Date
- Early to mid-2nd century
- Origin
- Athens (traditional)
- Genre
- Apology
The addressee and precise occasion vary across the surviving versions.
I. I, O King, by the grace of