Resumen de Dialogare tra pagani e cristiani. L'Octavius di Minucio Felice
In the Octavius of Minucius Felix the dialogue between Octavius, christian, and Cecil, pagan, is almost exclusively based on philosophical arguments. The gradual method of Octavius aims indeed, first of all, at leading Cecil to renounce his sceptical attitude, so that he can recovery trust in the natural reason and then agree to some fundamental christian doctrines: the existence of God creator, omnipotent and provident; the end of the world; the resurrection of the bodies and the eternal life; the purity of the christian ethic. Christianity, in fact, is not a philosophy, nevertheless these doctrines are consistent with the philosophical tradition, especially Stoicism. On this basic agreement, then, it is possible for Cecil to deepen knowledge of the peculiar christian teachings.
