Apologies of Justin Martyr
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Apologies of Justin Martyr is a collection of early Christian apologetic writings by the 2nd-century philosopher Justin Martyr, defending Christianity against Roman accusations and explaining Christian beliefs to a pagan audience.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apologies of Justin Martyr canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century Christian text
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Christian apologetic work ⓘ early Christian literature ⓘ |
| addressesAccusation |
atheism
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immorality ⓘ political subversion ⓘ |
| addressesTo | Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apologies
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Justin’s Apologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Roman authorities
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pagan intellectuals ⓘ |
| author | Justin Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
Christianity is the true philosophy
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Christians are loyal subjects of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| containsWork |
First Apology
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Second Apology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| defendsPractice |
Christian moral life
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Christian refusal to worship idols ⓘ Christian worship ⓘ |
| explainsDoctrine |
Christian prayer
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Eucharist NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity in embryonic form ⓘ baptism ⓘ incarnation of the Logos ⓘ |
| genre | apologetics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | period of Roman persecution of Christians ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian apologists ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | formal petition to the emperor ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Middle Platonism
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Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of Christianity
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explanation of Christian beliefs to pagans ⓘ |
| regionOfComposition | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest systematic Christian apologies ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
early Christian studies
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history of Christian doctrine ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christology
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Logos theology NERFINISHED ⓘ final judgment ⓘ monotheism ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
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