Julius Africanus
The Chronicle, a history of the world from creation to AD 221, and two letters to Origen discussing the genealogies of Christ and the authenticity of the book of Susanna. He also wrote an encyclopedia of sciences called The Embroideries (or Puzzles) and translated Tertullian's Apologeticum into Greek. According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition and early Christian history, Julius Africanus was a highly respected Christian chronographer, historian, and apologist who lived in the 3rd century. He is known for his work, Chronographiai, which harmonized biblical history with secular history from the creation of the world to his own time. He is also recognized for his critical analysis of Biblical questions and for establishing the "father of Christian chronography" title due to his influence on later Byzantine historians like Eusebius. Other early historiographers include Hegesippus, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen. After Eusebius of Caesarea came Socrates Scholasticus, Sozomen, Theodoret of Cyrus, Evagrius Scholasticus, and the Venerable Bede.
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Africanus | Scroll 132 | Historian and Chronographer | Sextus Julius the African (Libyan) | Sextos Ioulios ho Lybus | Historiography | NA | Africa | Book of History | Records |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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