This episode contains a work written by Theophilus, an early writer who likely converted to Christianity through studying the scriptures. According to Eusebius, he became the sixth bishop at Antioch around A.D. 168 and died in A.D. 181. He was a prolific author, having refuted heretics and written commentaries on the Gospels and proverbs. Unfortunately this work, addressed to an acquaintance named Autolycus, is all that remains.