“Negative theology” originated in Greek philosophy, where it was ini-tially applied primarily to ontology and metaphysics. After being systemati-cally developed by Philo of Alexandria, it became a theological method for expressing the attributes of God and mystical experiences. The Apostolic Fathers neither entirely rejected Greek philosophy and Hellenized Jewish thought nor accepted them uncritically; rather, they adopted a strategy of discernment through reflection and transformation through dialogue. Regard-ing "negative theology", they maintained a relatively cautious stance and, within the framework of biblical revelation, limited themselves to using cer-tain negative adjectives to illustrate the transcendence of God's divinity.