HSM · Church Fathers
Justin Martyr
Explained Christian belief to outsiders using philosophical argument and biblical interpretation.
Profile
- Role
- Christian apologist
- Approximate period
- c. 100–165
- Region
- Samaria; taught in Rome
- Major writings
- First Apology; Second Apology; Dialogue with Trypho
Relationship to Scripture
Reads Israel’s prophetic texts in relation to Christ and describes the reading of apostolic memoirs in worship.
An educational profile. Consult the identified works and their editorial introductions before attributing quotations or claiming agreement across early Christian writers.
Sources and Further Investigation
CCEL — Early Church Fathers collections
A collection for further investigation; this profile does not claim that every listed work appears in it.