Jewish practices and the Christian faith in the Dialogue with Trypho of Saint Justin Martyr
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/rct.i89.31542Keywords:
St. Justin, Judaism, early Church, Judeo-Christianity, Jewish-Christian polemicAbstract
Justin’s criticism of the practices of the Mosaic Law and the criticism of Trypho to the Christian faith act as a key to understanding the Christian apologist’s goals in the Dialogue with Trypho. In this article, we will analyze the arguments of Justin against circumcision and the arguments of Trypho against the messianity of Jesus. Although this analysis indicates very apparent motivations for the conversion of the opponent, there are more subtle questions behind this observation that point to the real intentions of Justin with his text.References
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