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[[Eusebius of Caesarea |Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]], among others, noted that Theophilus wrote a number of works against the [[heresy|heresies]] that prevailed in his day. Jerome also credited Theophilus with the works Commentaries on the Gospels and on the Book of Proverbs. The only work of his that has come down to us, however, is the ''Apologia ad Autolycum'', in three volumes that apparently were written at different times. This work is addressed to his friend Autolycus as a rebuttal apparently of disparaging comments about Christianity by Autolycus.
In his Apologia, we have the first direct reference to the ''Trinity'' in a manner that its use is not new. <ref>[[http://www.piney.com/HsTheopTrinity.html]] Theophilus of Antioch to Autolycus - Doctrine of the Trinity.</ref>
The date of his repose is uncertain, ranging from the year 181 to 190.