Oratio ad Graecos
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Oratio ad Graecos is a 2nd-century Christian apologetic treatise by Tatian that critiques Greek pagan philosophy and culture while defending the superiority of Christian belief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oratio ad Graecos canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century work
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Christian apologetic work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second Sophistic period
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early Christian Greek literature ⓘ |
| author |
Tatian
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Tatian the Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizesConcept |
Greek concept of the gods
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Greek cosmology ⓘ Greek moral relativism ⓘ |
| critiques |
Greek moral practices
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Greek mystery cults ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ Greek philosophers ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| defendsConcept |
Christian moral purity
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creation by a single God ⓘ divine Logos ⓘ |
| field | patristics ⓘ |
| genre | apologetics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Christian–pagan intellectual conflict ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian apologetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Old Testament traditions
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early Christian theology ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | rhetorical oration ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Greek pagan philosophy
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critique of Greek religion and culture ⓘ defense of Christian belief ⓘ superiority of Christian revelation over Greek wisdom ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | non-canonical early Christian writing ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscripts of Greek Christian literature ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Diatessaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
early Christian studies
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history of Christian apologetics ⓘ |
| supports |
Christian ethics
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biblical revelation ⓘ monotheism ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete Greek text ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Hellenistic intellectuals
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educated Greek pagans ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Address to the Greeks
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Oration to the Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Tatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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