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'''Justin Martyr''' was a Christian apologist and the original [[Martyr]].  He was killed for his faith in 165 AD at the behest of emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]].  He is mentioned in multiple sources of antiquity and a large body of his work survives to this day.

'''Justin Martyr''' was a Christian apologist and the original [[Martyr]].  He was beheaded for his faith around 165 AD at the behest of emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]].  He is mentioned in multiple sources of antiquity and a large body of his work survives to this day.

He was a [[philosopher]] who had experimented with [[Stoicism]], Pythagoreanism and Platonism. Justin was converted to [[Christ]] after being urged to turn to the [[Old Testament|Jewish scriptures]]. In his apologies to the emperor [[Antoninus Pius]] and the [[Roman Senate]], he argued that the truth found in Greek philosophy prefigured some of the teachings of [[Christ]]. He also wrote Dialogue with Trypho, a debate between Justin and a Jew arguing that Christianity was the fulfilment of [[Judaism]].  

He was a [[philosopher]] who had experimented with [[Stoicism]], Pythagoreanism and Platonism. Justin was converted to [[Christ]] around 132 AD after being urged to turn to the [[Old Testament|Jewish scriptures]]. In his apologies to the emperor [[Antoninus Pius]] and the [[Roman Senate]], he argued that the truth found in Greek philosophy prefigured some of the teachings of [[Christ]]. He also wrote Dialogue with Trypho, a debate between Justin and a Jew arguing that Christianity was the fulfillment of [[Judaism]]. Justin traveled extensively throughout the [[Roman Empire]] in evangelistic efforts.  

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