Author:Athenagoras of Athens

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Athenagoras of Athens
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Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was active in Athens, a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. There is some evidence that he was a Platonist before his conversion, but this is not certain.

Works

Plea for the Christians, also called "Embassy for the Christians" or simply "Athenagoras' Apology", translated by Benjamin Plummer Pratten in the Ante-Nicene Christian Library (1867)
Treatise on the Resurrection of the Dead, trans. Pratten (1867)

Works about Athenagoras

"Athenagoras," in Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century, (ed.) by Henry Wace and William C. Piercy, London: John Murray (1911)
"Athenagoras," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
"Athenagoras," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Writings of Athenagoras, an Introductory Note by Roberts and Donaldson in the Ante-Nicene Christian Library
Introductory Note to the Writings of Athenagoras by Arthur Cleveland Coxe in Ante-Nicene Fathers

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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