Ante-Nicene Christian Library; Translations Of The Writings Of The Fathers Down To A.D. 325, Volume 2: Justin Martyr and Athenagoras

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Tho Hrat Mesogy, . . . . . Trio Se M Mesrey, ..... 71 Dialogue With Trypho, a JeW, .... 85Tho Disco se to the Greas, .... 279Hortatory Addrem to the Grecta, . . . 285 On os Sola Goverament of God, .... 329 Extant Fragmenta of his tost mois in the Resurrection, . 341Other Fragmenta hom hia lore Writings, . . . 355 NE MARTYRDOM OF JUSTIN AND OTHERS, . . . 363 ITINOS OF ATHENAGORAS, ..... 371Plea for the Christia , ..... 375 Troatim on ine Resurrection es the Dein, . . 423

INDEX OF SUBJEcra, . . . . . . 457 INDEX OF T ra, ....... 462

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INTRODUCTORU NOTI .

USTIN MARΤo was bom in Flavia Neapolis,

a city of Samaria, the modem Nabio . Thodato of his birin is uncertain, but may be fixedabout A.D. 114. His fastor and grandiather mereprobabb Oi Roman Origin. Besore his conversion to Chri tiani he studied in the schools of the philosophers, se chingaster some knowledge Which should satisfy the cravings of his foui. At last he bocame acquianted with Christianitri bringat once impressed Min the extraordinary fearlessness Whichtho Christians displayed in the presence of death, and withthe grandeur, stabili , and truth of the toachings of the old Tostament. From this timo ho acted as an evangelist,taking every opportuni to proclaim the mspei as the onlysala and certain philosophy, the only Way to salvation. It is probabis that he travolled much. - λοπ that he was some timo in Ephesus, and he must have lived for a considerabi' period in Rome. Probably ho setilod in Romo as a Christian teacher. Whilo he was there, tho philosophers, especialty the Cynics, plotted against him, and he seMod his testimony to the truth is martyrdom. The principes facts of Justin's life ars gathored iram hisown writings. There is littis clue to dates. It is agreed onali hanci that ho liuod in tho Nign of Antonitius Pius, and

the testimony of Eusebius and most credibie historians rendersit nearly certain that he suffered martyrdom in the reign ofMarcus Auralius. The Chronieon Paschale gives as thedato 165 A.D. The writings of Justin Martyr are among the most impo tant that havo come down to us hom the second centu .

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4 INTRODUCTOR T NOTI . Christians, but his Apologies are the earlicst extant. Theyaro charactetiged by intenso Christian fervour, and they ovous an insight into the relations existing betwoen heathens and Christians in thoso days. His other principat Wriling, the Dialogue Willi Trypho, is the fidit elaborate exposition os thoreasons for regarding Christ as tho Messiah of tho old Testament, and the firat systematio attempt to exhibit thoialso position os the Jews in regard to Christiani . Many os Justin's Writings have perished. Those workswhich have come to us bearing his namo havo been dividedinto three classes.

Tho fidit class embraces those Whicli are unquestion lygenuine, Via. the two Apologies, and the Dialogue MithTrypho. Some critics have urged objections against Justin's authorship of the Dialogue; but the objections are regarded

treatises, there is but one opinion as to their earliness. Tholatest of them, in ali probabili , Was not Written later thantho third century. The third class consists of those that are unquestion lynot the wotas of Justin. Theso are: 1. An Exposition ofino True Faith; 2. Repties to tho Orthodox; 3. ChristianQuestions to Gentiles; 4. Gentile Questions to Christians;

5. Epistie to Zenas and Serenus; and 6. Α Refutation Oscertain Doctrines of Aristolle. There is no clue to tho dato of the two last. Thero can be no docti that the others mere Writton aster tho Councit of Nicaea, though, immediateb alter tho Reformation, Calvin and othera appealed to the fidit as a genuine Miting of Justin's. There is a curious question connected with tho Apologies ot Justin Whieli limo come doWn to us. Eusebius mentions

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YNTRODUCTOR T NOTI .

ilio Second Apolοπ Was the preface of the first, and that thosedond is lost. Others have tried to stio' that the s called Second Apology is the continuation of the fidit, and that thosecond is lost. Osters have supposed that the two Apologies whicli mo have are Justin's two Apologies, but that Eusebius mas wrong in affirming that the second was addressed toΜarcus Aurelius; and others maintain, that me have in Our two Apologies the two Apologies mentioned is Eusebius, and that our fidit is his first, and our second his second.

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to the Emperor Titus AElius Adrianus Antoninus

Pius Augustus Caesar, and to his son Verissimus tho philosopher, and to Lucius the philosopher, the natural son os Caesar, and the adopted son os Pius, a lover of learning, and to the sacred senato, With thewheso peose of the Romans, I, Justin, the son os Priscusand grandson os Bacchius, natives of Flavia Neapolis in Palestine, present this address and petition in behias of thoso of est nations Who aro unjustly haled and wantonly abused, myself being one of them.

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Thiilis remesed the clauso in bracheta as an interpolation. Thersia considerable variety of opinion m to tho exact meming of the morda

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