THEOPHILUS OF ANTIOCH
To Autolycus (Ad Autolychum), Book 3, Chapter 4 (c. 180-185 AD)
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf02.iv.ii.iii.iv.html, THEOPHILUS: Theophilus to Autolycus, “Book III | Chapter IV.—How Autolycus Had Been Misled by False Accusations Against the Christians”:
Nor indeed was there any necessity for my refuting these, except that I see you still in dubiety about the word of the truth. For though yourself prudent, you endure fools gladly. Otherwise you would not have been moved by senseless men to yield yourself to empty words, and to give credit to the prevalent rumor wherewith godless lips falsely accuse us, who are worshippers of God, and are called Christians, alleging that the wives of us all are held in common and made promiscuous use of; and that we even commit incest with our own sisters, and, what is most impious and barbarous of all, that we eat human flesh
http://www.christianorigins.com/2ndcdon.html (Christian Origins), Earl Doherty, the Jesus Myth and Second Century Christian Writings, “Themes within Second Century Writings | 1.7 Pagan accusations against Christians in the Second Century”:
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Incestuous love feasts |
Tertullian, Celsus |
Athenagoras, Theophilus |
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Theophilus of Antioch "Book 3":
For though yourself prudent, you endure fools gladly. Otherwise you would not have been moved by senseless men to yield yourself to empty words, and to give credit to the prevalent rumor wherewith godless lips falsely accuse us, who are worshippers of God, and are called Christians, alleging that the wives of us all are held in common and made promiscuous use of; and that we even commit incest with our own sisters, and, what is most impious and barbarous of all, that we eat human flesh.
http://www.biblequery.org/History/ChurchHistory/ChristianIndex.htm, Topical Index Christianity, “Theophilus of Antioch - wrote 168-181/188 A.D.”:
Christians were falsely accused of having wives in common, incest with their own sisters, and eating human flesh. Theophilus to Autolycus Book 3 ch.4 p.112
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Theophilus claimed Epicurus taught incest with mothers and sisters. Theophilus to Autolycus Book 3 ch.6 p.112
Theophilus claimed the Stoics taught incest and sodomy. Theophilus to Autolycus Book 3 ch.6 p.112