Dialogue with Trypho
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Dialogue with Trypho is a second-century Christian apologetic work by Justin Martyr that presents a theological debate between Justin and a Jew named Trypho about the messiahship of Jesus and the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dialogue with Trypho canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic work
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early Christian text ⓘ theological dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Justin Martyr ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
covenant theology
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fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ interpretation of Hebrew Scriptures ⓘ law and grace ⓘ messiahship of Jesus ⓘ relationship between Christianity and Judaism ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| depicts | dialogue between a Christian and a Jew ⓘ |
| discusses |
Christian response to Judaism
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Jewish objections to Christianity ⓘ Sabbath observance ⓘ circumcision ⓘ logos Christology ⓘ role of the Mosaic Law ⓘ suffering servant passages in Isaiah ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Christological arguments
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critique of Jewish ritual practices ⓘ discussion of the new covenant ⓘ extended scriptural exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post–Bar Kokhba revolt period
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second-century Christian–Jewish relations ⓘ |
| includedIn | corpus of Justin Martyr ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Justin
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Trypho ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive Old Testament quotations ⓘ |
| opposesPositionOf | non-Christian Judaism ⓘ |
| presentsViewpointOf |
Justin Martyr as Christian apologist
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Trypho as representative Jew ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Ephesus
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surface form:
Ephesus (traditional attribution)
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| structure | extended dialogue form ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Jesus as fulfillment of Jewish prophecy
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church as true Israel ⓘ supersessionist tendencies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of early Christianity
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patristic scholars ⓘ scholars of Christian–Jewish relations ⓘ |
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