Jerome, Illustrious Men 43
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Caesareae Palaestinae

,

Turris Stratonis

,

Caesarea in Palestine

, and

Strato’s Tower

are directly attested at Jerome, Illustrious Men 43. This passage was written ca. 392-393 C.E. possibly in Bethlehem. Among his many works, St. Jerome wrote a catalog of renowned thinkers of the Roman world during the first years after his move from Rome to Bethlehem. In mostly brief sketches he describes the intellectual achievements, particularly writings, of 135 men, many leaders in the early Church. He portrays five figures from Caesarea Maritima, including in this passage on Theophilus, who lived during the late 2nd century.

Theophilus, Caesareae Palaestinae, quae olim Turris Stratonis vocabatur, episcopus, sub Severo principe adversum eos qui quarta decima luna cum ludeis pascha faciebant, cum ceteris episcopis synodicam et valde utilem composuit epistulam.

[Ed. Bernoulli 1895]

Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, formerly called Strato’s Tower, during the reign of the emperor Severus, in conjunction with the other bishops, wrote a very helpful synodical letter Against Those Who Celebrate Passover with the Jews on the Fourteenth Day of the Full Moon.

[Adapted from Schaff 1892 and Halton 1999]

Works Cited

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Additional Bibliography

[...] 68

[Eusebius, Church History 5.23.3

Eusebius, Church History 5.25.1]

[Septimius Severus, emperor]

[Christianity

Government and Law

Judaism]