1. Born in 184-85
2. Lived mostly in Alexandria
3. Headed catechetical school in Alexandria
4. Died in Caesarea in 254 during Decian persecution
5. "He was the greatest Christian scholar and the most prolific Christian writer of antiquity"
6. Wrote thousands of scrolls
7. Biblical critic and exegete
8. Interpreted Scripture allegorically
9. Wrote numerous commentaries and doctrinal works including
1. On Prayer - an apology
2. Contra Celsum (Against Celsus) - defense of Christianity against the attacks of the pagan Celsus
3. De Principiis (On First Principles) - four books beleived to be Christianity's first systematic theology
10. Compiled Hexapla
1. About 9,000 pages in length
2. Contained Old Testament in six columns
1. Hebrew
2. Greek transliteration of Hebrew
3. Septuagint
4. Greek translation of Aquila
5. Greek translation of Theodotion
6. Greek translation of Symmachus

Derived from Gospel Parallels, Ed. Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr., 1979, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville