The Apologetics Newsletter by Timothy Paul Jones

The Apologetics Newsletter by Timothy Paul Jones

Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Bibliography

Sources that I read and cited throughout this journey

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Timothy Paul Jones
Jan 09, 2026
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I have now finished writing the dissertation for my second Ph.D., in Church History and Ecclesiology at Stellenbosch University. The tentative title of my dissertation is “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist.” As I completed each portion, I posted the segment for anyone who wants to follow my progress. This final posting is the complete bibliography of texts that I read as part of my research and cited in the dissertation.

  • Chapter 1a: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Introduction”

  • Chapter 1b: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: The Apologia in the Greek Barlaam and Ioasaph”

  • Chapter 1c: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Syriac Text, Greek Papyri, and Armenian Translations”

  • Chapter 2a: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Cosmological, Ethnological, and Doxological Apologetics”

  • Chapter 2b: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: How Many People-Groups Did Aristides Originally Identify—and Who Were They?”

  • Chapter 2c: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Ethnological Apologetics in the Apologia of Aristides”

  • Chapter 3a: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Who Were the Barbarians?”

  • Chapter 3b: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologst: The Origins, Devotion, and Ethics of the Ancient Greeks”

  • Chapter 4a: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: The Origins, Devotion, and Ethics of the Jewish People”

  • Chapter 4b: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Christian Identity in the Second Century”

  • Chapter 5: “Aristides of Athens as Ecclesial Apologist: Ecclesial Apologetics in the Apologia of Aristides and in a Secular Age”

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