Modestus () was a Christian

apologete Apologetics (from Greek , "speaking in defense") is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics an ...

of the 2nd century. According to Jerome, Modestus wrote a work ''Adversus Marcionem'' ("Against Marcion") during the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and

Commodus Commodus (; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 to 192. He served jointly with his father Marcus Aurelius from 176 until the latter's death in 180, and thereafter he reigned alone until his assassination. ...

, i.e. . According to Eusebius, this work "exceeded all other

confutations In argumentation, an objection is a reason arguing against a premise, argument, or conclusion. Definitions of objection vary in whether an objection is always an argument (or counterargument) or may include other moves such as questioning. An ...

of that

heretic Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...

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{{reflist 2nd-century Christian theologians Christian apologists Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown