The ''Dialogue of Simon and Theophilus'' (''Altercatio Simonis et Theophili'') is a 5th-century Latin Christian text giving a dialogue, akin to that of
Dialogue with Trypho
The ''Dialogue with Trypho,'' along with the First and Second Apologies, is a second-century Christian apologetic text, usually agreed to be dated in between AD 155-160. It is seen as documenting the attempts by theologian Justin Martyr to show t ...
, between Simon, a Jew, and Theophilus, a Christian.
William Varner
William C. Varner is an American biblical scholar. He is Professor of Biblical Studies & Greek at The Master's University.
Varner studied at Bob Jones University, Dropsie College, Biblical Theological Seminary, Gratz College, and Temple Univ ...
, ''Ancient Jewish-Christian dialogues: Athanasius and Zacchaeus, Simon and Theophilus, Timothy and Aquila: introductions, texts, and translations'' E. Mellen Press, 2004 "This work provides the texts and translations of three ancient Jewish-Christian dialogues: The Dialogue of Athanasius and Zacchaeus (Greek, 4th c.); The Dialogue of Simon and Theophilus (Latin, 5th c.); and The Dialogue of Timothy and Aquila (Greek, 6th c.). This is the first published translation of each of these texts. An introduction discusses the context of these dialogues in the "Contra Judaeos" literature of the early church and also explores the question of whether or not they" The Altercatio is the oldest surviving Jewish-Christian dialogue preserved in Latin. It has been attributed to, and may even be by,
Cyprian
Cyprian (; la, Thaschus Caecilius Cyprianus; 210 – 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Chri ...
. The work draws on earlier Greek and Latin traditions.
[''Henoch'' Biblioteca Paul Kahle - 2008 "In the Altercation of Simon and Theophilus, we likewise see Christian transformation of Jewish distinction in Exod 4:24-26 interrupted. Drawing on earlier Greek and Latin traditions,66 this fifth-century Latin text presents a "dialogue" ."]
Gennadius of Marseille attributes it to a monk named Evagrius.
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See also
* Dialogue of Jason and Papiscus
The ''Dialogue of Jason and Papiscus'' is a lost early Christian text in Greek describing the dialogue of a converted Jew, Jason, and an Alexandrian Jew, Papiscus. The text is first mentioned, critically, in the ''True Account'' of the anti-Christ ...
(Greek, 2nd century, lost)
* Dialogue of Athanasius and Zacchaeus The ''Dialogue of Athanasius and Zacchaeus'' is a 4th-century Greek Christian text giving a dialogue, akin to that of Dialogue with Trypho, between Athanasius, a Christian, and Zacchaeus, a Jew. Patrick Andrist and other scholars consider the work, ...
(Greek, 4th century)
* Dialogue of Timothy and Aquila The ''Dialogue of Timothy and Aquila'' is a Greek Christian text giving a dialogue, akin to that of Dialogue with Trypho, between Timothy, a Christian, and Aquila, a Jew. The text was earlier thought to date to 200 CE, however recent studies assign ...
(Greek, 6th century)
References
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External links
Anthony Alcock's English translation
Jewish–Christian debate