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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 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. | ||
| − | He was a philosopher who had experimented with [[Stoicism]], Pythagoreanism and Platonism. Justin was converted to [[Christ]] after being urged to turn to the Jewish scriptures. In his apologies to the emperor [[Antoninus Pius]] and the [[Roman Senate]], he argued that the truth found in | + | 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]]. |
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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.
He was a philosopher who had experimented with Stoicism, Pythagoreanism and Platonism. Justin was converted to Christ after being urged to turn to the 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.