Nevertheless, by the time of his death, about 182 C.E., Theophilus had apparently become a tireless apologist, whose writings are of interest to genuine Christians of our modern age.
१८२ में उसकी मृत्यु के समय तक, थीऑफलस प्रतीयमानतः एक अथक पक्षसमर्थक बन गया था जिसके लेखनों में हमारे आधुनिक युग के सच्चे मसीही दिलचस्पी रखते हैं ।