Justin Martyr. Born in a Samarian village in AD 89, he embraced Christianity in AD 133, achieved fame by Ad 140 and was martyred in AD 168. He wrote a number of books in defense of the Christian faith, among them a letter to the emperor, Antonius Pius. He debated with Trypho the Jew and his treatise survives until today. In this work, it is evident that he had studied the philosophies of Pythagoras and Plato and found it wise to embrace the Christian faith. He mentioned all four accounts of the Gospel of Jesus, saying that Christians used to recite them in their places of worship. He also refers to the letters of the Apostles Paul, Peter and John and the book of Revelation. His testimony occupies a paramount place because it is the work of a learned thinker.
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