It's also, though, possible, some people said, maybe he's a fiction

也有人认为他是个虚构的人物
because Theophilus comes from two Greek words

因为提阿非罗来源于两个希腊词
meaning theos which is God,

"theos"意思是神
and philos beloved or friend.

"philos"亲爱的或朋友的意思
Some people have said he's making up a name that's sort of

有些人说他编了一个名字
a fictive name for any God loving or beloved by God reader.

为爱神的人和神爱的人虚构的名字
We really don't know, so scholars are completely at

我们不知道所以学者对于提阿非罗
sea as far is if Theophilus a real person or is he not.

是否真有其人毫无头绪
Those are several things about that we need to notice.

有几点我们需要注意
He sets himself up as writing a history

他自恃写的是历史
by the ancient standards of history,

按照古代对于历史的标准的确是
but is it history by our standards of history?

但这符合我们对历史的标准吗