DANIEL BUDA: Holy Spirit in Theophilus of Antioch

The aim of this presentation is to analyze and present the pneumatology of Theophilus of Antioch using as main sources his preserved writings, but also the fragments atributed to Theophilus. An important point of this presentation will be to compare the pneumatology of Theophilus with the pneumatology of his notorious predecessor, Ignatius of Antioch with the purpose of identifying any connection and/or evolution. Other questions like: pneumatology of Theophilus in the context of other Christian apologetic writers; the relationship between Holy Spirit and Sophia by Theophilus; Theophilus pneumatology as part of his triadology shall be approached. A final chapter will be dedicated to analysing end discussing the opinions of most important modern scholars on Theophilus` pneumatology.