Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians This was first fulfilled in Syria; for "the disciples were called Christians at Antioch,"[69] Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians [1] Theophilus to Autolycus Book I Since, then, my friend, you have assailed me with empty words, boasting of your gods of wood and stone, hammered and cast, carved and graven, which neither see nor hear, for they are idols, and the works of men's hands; and since, besides, you call me a Christian, as if this were a damning name to bear, I, for my part, avow that I am a Christian,[1]