Approaching Apollonius

Apollonius of Tyana resembles Jesus Christ more than does any other person in antiquity, at least if what his biographer Philostratus claims is true. According to their respective biographers--in the Life of Apollonius of Tyana and in the canonical Gospels--both ancient figures were renowned holy men, miracle-workers, exorcists, and itinerant teachers who lived in the first century AD. Nevertheless, many Bible professors and students have never heard of Apollonius. Others who have heard of Apoll