Apollonius of Tyana - The Pagan Christ of the Third Century

by Albert Réville

APOLLONIUS OF TYANA,

THE

PAGAN CHRIST

OF THE THIRD CENTURY.

 

AN ESSAY

BY

ALBERT REVILLE,

DOCTOR IN THEOLOGY AND PASTOR OF THE
WALLOON CHURCH IN ROTTERDAM.

 

AUTHORISED TRANSLATION.

 

LONDON:
JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN.
1866.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

Progress of Christianity during the third century—Attempts to Christianise the old Pagan creeds.

Page 1—3

 

SECTION I.

Result of the attempt to Christianise Paganism—Apollonius of Tyana—Philostratus and his life of Apollonius—Character of the work—By whom patronised—The Dynasty of Severus—Julia Domna and her successors—Female influence— Elegabalus.

Page 4—19

 

SECTION II.

Apollonius of Tyana—His life and travels —Characteristics of his teaching.

Page 19—53.

 

SECTION III.

Estimation in which Apollonius was held—Controversies on the subject—Evident intention of the work—The relative positions of Christianity and Paganism.

Page 54—79

 

SECTION IV.

Results of the attempted Pagan Reformation—Summary of the whole subject—Inferences drawn.

Page 79—100