Search results
t. e. Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr ( Greek: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, romanized : Ioustinos ho martys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165 ), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher . Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue did survive. The First Apology, his ...
Mar 22, 2024 · St. Justin Martyr (born c. 100, Flavia Neapolis, Palestine [now Nāblus]—died c. 165, Rome [Italy]; feast day June 1) was one of the most important of the Greek philosopher- Apologists in the early Christian church. His writings represent one of the first positive encounters of Christian revelation with Greek philosophy and laid the basis for ...
Choosing to die rather than to renounce Christ, Justin was executed in about 165 A.D. After his death, he became known as Justin the Martyr, or simply Justin Martyr. Apart from the inspired New Testament writings, Justin’s 1st Apology is perhaps the single most valuable work of early Christianity. It furnishes detailed descriptions of church ...
Justin Martyr dies. 180. Irenaeus writes Against Heresies. It was in one sense an easy answer for Justin because he had spent most of his adult life discerning the true from the false.
Justin Martyr was a second century Christian apologist. His apology is dedicated to Emperor Antoninus, who ruled from 138-161. His apology may be dated internally from the statement in chapter 6 that "Christ was born one hundred and fifty years ago under Cyrenius."
Justin Martyr , Saint, Christian apologist, b. at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two “Apologies” bearing his name and his “Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon” have come down to us.
Justin Martyr is one of these deeply engaged and thoughtful heroes. He was born around 100 ad in the Greco-Roman colony of Flavia Neapolis, a city in what is now the northern West Bank area of the Holy Land. Thirsting for truth, he made the rounds of the various systems of philosophy available at the time.
Related searches
