Justin Martyr and his Apologies

(The following is from theintroduction to my edition of Justin Martyr’s First and Second Apologies, available at Amazon)

Justin Martyr (also known as Justinus) was a mid-second century Christian writer. A Greek-speaking Gentile, he was born in Flavia Neapolis (present day Nablus) in Samaria and was martyred around 165 AD in Rome. He was familiar with Greek philosophy and shows an affinity for Socrates and Plato for reasons which he will explain in his Apologies.

He wrote his First and Secon...