Ambassador for Christians - A Class for Christians

Japanese: 《キリスト者のための使節》 - きりすとしゃのためのしせつ
Ambassador for Christians - A Class for Christians

…He was called the “Athenian Christian philosopher.” His “Envoy for the Christians,” written around 177 to Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, refutes the slanders against Christianity at the time, such as atheism, cannibalism, and incest. The authenticity of his “On the Resurrection of the Dead,” in which he argues for Christianity, is doubtful. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Ambassador for Christians" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈アテナイのキリスト教哲学者〉と呼ばれた。177年ころ皇帝マルクス・アウレリウスとその子コンモドゥスにあてた《キリスト者のための使節》は,当時キリスト教に向けられた無神論,人肉を食べること,近親相姦といった中傷に反駁するものである。教義を弁論した《死者の復活について》は真作かどうか疑われている。…

※「《キリスト者のための使節》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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