Newman Reader - Historical Sketches 1

III. The Apollonius of Tyana
John Henry Newman

(From the ENCYCLOPÆDIA METROPOLITANA of 1826.)

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	Introduction.—His life written by Philostratus, indirectly against Christianity	305.
1.	His birth, education, Pythagorean training, and travels	306.
2.	His political aspect	309.
3.	His reputation	316.
4.	His profession of miracles	319.
5.	Not borne out by the internal character of the acts themselves	323.
6.	Nor by their drift	326.
7.	But an imitation of Scripture miracles	328.