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Title: Saint Justin Post by: CyrilSebastian on June 03, 2021, 07:43:07 PM Born in Nablus (ancient Shechem), Palestine, Justin came from a pagan family. At the age of thirty-three, after years of studying the various systems of philosophy, he became converted to Christianity. Title: Re: Saint Justin Post by: eschator83 on June 07, 2021, 09:49:09 AM Delaney's Dictionary says Justin was the first Christian apologist to have written at length on Christianity. Two most important works still exist, Apologies, addressed to
Emperor Antonius, and Dialogues with Trypho, a debate about merits of Christianity. He was tried with six companions, scourged, and beheaded. Title: Re: Saint Justin Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 05, 2021, 06:49:38 PM Justin tried first the school of a Stoic philosopher. The philosopher was unable to explain God's being to him. Title: Re: Saint Justin Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 04, 2023, 05:56:43 PM Justin spent his youth in reading the poets, orators, and historians. Title: Re: Saint Justin Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 08, 2025, 06:19:14 PM Justin's grandfather Bacchius had a Greek name. His father Priscus bore a Latin name. |