The New Encyclopædia Britannica explains: “From the middle of the 2nd century AD Christians who had some training in Greek philosophy began to feel the need to express their faith in its terms, both for their own intellectual satisfaction and in order to convert educated pagans.
और जो तत्वज्ञान उनके काम आया वह था प्लेटो का तत्त्वज्ञान । ”