Eastern Fatherswriter
Who he was
- Emperor Julian the Apostate addressed on 1 August 362, a letter (Ep.52) to the people of Bostra, the capital of the province Arabia (Hauran), in which he attacked their bishop Titus.
- St. Jerome reports that the bishop of Bostra wrote “vigorous works against the Manichaeans, and some other things.”
- His work Against Manichaeans proves the author’s rhetorical skill and his excellent philosophical training as his sober exegetical judgment. He stresses the importance of authority in the teaching of the Church as a guide and guardian of human reason.
- He died under the Emperor Valens(363-378).
What he wrote
1.Against Manichaeans
- Four books, composed after Julian’s death (June 363). Book 1: Justice of God and existence of evil. Book 2: Defense of Christian teaching on Divine Creation and Providence. Book 3: Manichaean concept of revelation and inspiration. Book 4: Doctrine of Incarnation and Virginal Birth and scriptural texts dealing with the devil. 2.Commentary on St. Luke. 3.Sermon on Epiphany.