Epistle to Diognetus

Author unknown, addressed to an otherwise unidentified 'Diognetus'; genuinely uncertain in date, with proposals ranging from the late 1st to the 3rd century AD, though most scholars favor sometime in the 2nd century. A polished apologetic defense of Christianity contrasting believers' life in the world with paganism and Judaism alike -- famous for describing Christians as 'the soul of the world.'

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