Justin was also known as Saint Justin, and was also an early Christian apologist. Along with some of Justin’s students, he was killed, and is now considered to be a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and also the Eastern Orthodox Church. Unfortunately, the majority of his life long works and writings were lost leaving next to nothing today that he has written. All that has survived and is left is two apologies and a dialogue. His most famous writing, “The First Apology,” very passionately and lovingly defends the Christian lifestyle. He also provides countless ethical and philosophical arguments in hopes of convincing the Roman emperor to abandon the persecutions. In the opening, Justin begins by talking about and describing what his early education was like, stating that his initial studies left him actually unsatisfied because of their failure in ‘providing a belief system that would be able to provide theological inspiration to their students and
Justin was also known as Saint Justin, and was also an early Christian apologist. Along with some of Justin’s students, he was killed, and is now considered to be a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and also the Eastern Orthodox Church. Unfortunately, the majority of his life long works and writings were lost leaving next to nothing today that he has written. All that has survived and is left is two apologies and a dialogue. His most famous writing, “The First Apology,” very passionately and lovingly defends the Christian lifestyle. He also provides countless ethical and philosophical arguments in hopes of convincing the Roman emperor to abandon the persecutions. In the opening, Justin begins by talking about and describing what his early education was like, stating that his initial studies left him actually unsatisfied because of their failure in ‘providing a belief system that would be able to provide theological inspiration to their students and