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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series • VOL 1 • SECTION 420

Teaching of Peter. See Peter.

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Teaching of Peter. See Peter.

Telesphorus, bishop of Rome, [2895]177, [2896]182, [2897]221, [2898]242.

Telesphorus, addressed by Dionysius, [2899]311.

Temptations, work on, by Dionysius, [2900]311.

Tertullian, family and culture of, [2901]106; apology for Christians, [2902]105; on Nero, [2903]129; quoted, [2904]149, [2905]165; narrates the story of the Thundering Legion, [2906]220.

Tetrapla, of Origen, [2907]263.

Thaddeus, one of the "Seventy," [2908]99; in Edessa, [2909]100-[2910]102, [2911]104.

Thaumaturgus. See Gregory Thaumaturgus.

Thebais, [2912]249, [2913]328, [2914]329, [2915]334, [2916]349, [2917]350.

Thebuthis, a heretic, [2918]199.

Thecla, a martyr, [2919]344, [2920]347.

Thelymidres, bishop of Laodicea, [2921]291, [2922]294.

Themisto, a Montanist, [2923]233, [2924]235.

Theoctistus, bishop of Cæsarea in Palestine, [2925]268, [2926]274, [2927]291, [2928]294, 303.

Theodolus, a martyr, [2929]353.

Theodorus. See Gregory Thaumaturgus.

Theodorus, of Synada, [2930]268.

Theodorus, an ecclesiastic, [2931]313.

Theodorus, Egyptian bishop and martyr, [2932]334.

Theodosia, a martyr, [2933]348.

Theodotion, translator of the Old Testament, [2934]262, [2935]263.

Theodotus of Ephesus, [2936]223.

Theodotus, bishop of Laodicea, [2937]320.

Theodotus, a Montanist, [2938]218, [2939]232.

Theodotus, the elder, the cobbler, [2940]247, [2941]248.

Theodotus, the younger, the banker, [2942]247.

theologia. See Divinity of Christ.

Theonas, bishop of Alexandria, [2943]321.

Theophanies, to be regarded as appearances of Christ, [2944]83.

Theophilus, bishop of Antioch, [2945]197, [2946]202.

Theophilus, bishop of Cæsarea, [2947]240, [2948]241, [2949]244, [2950]313.

Theophilus, martyr under Decius, [2951]285.

Theophrastus, admired by the Theodotians, [2952]248.

Theotecnus, bishop of Cæsarea, [2953]303, [2954]312, [2955]313, [2956]320.

Theotecnus, curator of Antioch, [2957]358; death of, [2958]368.

Theraputæ, described by Philo, [2959]117-[2960]119.

Thessalonians, [2961]206.

Theudas, the Impostor, [2962]112, [2963]113.

Thomas, the apostle, [2964]100, [2965]101; sends Thaddeus to Edessa, 104; labors in Parthia, [2966]132; Gospel of, excluded from the canon, [2967]156, [2968]171.

Thrace, [2969]237.

Thraseas, bishop and martyr of Eumenia, [2970]236, [2971]242.

"Thundering Legion," story of, [2972]220.

Thyestean banquets, [2973]213.

Tiberias, [2974]145.

Tiberius, emperor of Rome, [2975]96; reception of Pilate's report, 105, [2976]106; favors Christianity, [2977]106; death of, [2978]107.

Timæus, bishop of Antioch, [2979]317.

Timolaus, a martyr, [2980]345.

Timotheus, a martyr, [2981]344.

Timothy, Paul's Epistles to, [2982]124, [2983]133, [2984]137, [2985]221; first bishop of Ephesus, [2986]136.

Timothy, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [2987]282, [2988]311.

Titus, first bishop of Crete, [2989]136.

Titus, son of Vespian, conducts war against Jews, [2990]138, [2991]146; becomes emperor, [2992]147.

Tobias, bishop of Jerusalem, [2993]176.

Tobias of Edessa, [2994]101.

Tobias, the father of the former, [2995]101.

Trajan, Roman emperor, [2996]149, [2997]150, [2998]164, [2999]173, [3000]175, [3001]220; forbids Christians to be sought after, [3002]164-[3003]166.

Tralles, [3004]168.

Tripolis, [3005]345.

Troas, [3006]168.

"True Discourse," Origen's work against Celsus, [3007]278.

Trypho, the Jew, Dialogue of Justin against, [3008]196, [3009]197.

Twelve (apostles), the [3010]99; scattered abroad, [3011]104.

Twelve Prophets, the, commentary on, by Origen, [3012]279.

Tymium in Phrygia, named Jerusalem by Montanus, [3013]235.

Tyrannion, bishop of Tyre, [3014]333.

Tyrannus, bishop of Antioch, [3015]317.

Tyre, [3016]294, [3017]317, [3018]328, [3019]348, [3020]360; the great church of, [3021]370 sq.; description of the church, [3022]375-[3023]378; Eusebius' panegyric on the building of the churches delivered at, [3024]370 sq.

Ulpianus, a martyr, [3025]347.

Urbanus, bishop of Rome, [3026]269, [3027]271.

Urbanus, a Roman confessor, [3028]287.

Urbanus, governor of Palestine, [3029]344, [3030]345, [3031]346, [3032]348, [3033]349.

Urbicius, a Roman governor, [3034]195, [3035]196.

Ursus, finance mister of Africa, [3036]382.

Valens, Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [3037]226.

Valentina, a martyr of Cæsarea, [3038]349.

Valentinians, [3039]199.

Valentinus, the Gnostic, [3040]182, [3041]183, [3042]187, [3043]208, [3044]210, [3045]238, [3046]264.

Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, friendliness of, toward Christians, [3047]323 (note 3).

Valerian, Roman emperor, at first friendly to Christians, 298; persecution under, [3048]298-[3049]302, [3050]326.

Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judea, [3051]97.

Vales, deacon from Ælia, and martyr, [3052]352.

Vatican, [3053]130.

Verissimus (Marcus Aurelius), [3054]185.

Verus, Roman emperor. See Marcus Aurelius.

Vespasian, emperor, [3055]110, [3056]138, [3057]220; besieges the Jews, [3058]127, 131 (note 4), [3059]141, [3060]143; commands to seek descendants of David, [3061]146, [3062]147.

Vettius Epagathus, one of the Gallic witnesses, [3063]212.

Victor, bishop of Rome, letter of Polycrates to, [3064]162; excommunicates church of Asia, [3065]240, [3066]241, [3067]242, [3068]244, [3069]246, [3070]247; admonished by Irenæus and others for his treatment of the Asiatic church, [3071]243.

Vienne, a city of Gaul, [3072]98; account of martyrs of, [3073]211; Epistle of church of, [3074]212.

Volusian, [3075]298 (note 1).

"Wisdom of Solomon." See Solomon.

Witnesses. See mdrtns.

Xerxes, [3076]145.

Xystus I., bishop of Rome, [3077]176, [3078]221, [3079]243.

Xystus II., bishop of Rome, [3080]294, [3081]297, [3082]303, [3083]312; receives Epistle on Baptism from Dionysius, [3084]295.

Zacchæus, bishop of Jerusalem, [3085]176.

Zacchæus, a martyr, [3086]343.

Zacharias, [3087]212, [3088]213.

Zambdas, bishop of Jerusalem, [3089]321.

Zebedee, father of James and John, [3090]309.

Zebinas, a martyr, [3091]350.

Zeno, martyr under Decius, [3092]285.

Zenobius, presbyter of Sidon, [3093]333.

Zenobius, physician and martyr, [3094]334.

Zephyrinus, bishop of Rome, [3095]130, [3096]246, [3097]247, [3098]248, [3099]261, [3100]268.

Zerubabel, [3101]371, [3102]374.

Zeus. See Jupiter.

Zion, mount of, [3103]378.

Zosimus, [3104]168.

Zoticus, bishop of Comana, [3105]233, [3106]236.

Zoticus, of Otrous, [3107]230.

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