Justin Martyr’s beliefs chart


The purpose of this table is to present a clear overview of what the mid-second century Justin Martyr appears to believe and understand about the Church, Christianity, Heresy and Eschatology. Many detailed studies have been made of what Justin knew of the Sayings of Jesus but there have been fewer works discussing his understanding of the narrative of Jesus and the Church up till his own time. Since so many of the Sayings of Jesus fit well enough with the Sayings found in the Canonical gospels, and since there appear to be also a few narrative overlaps, it is widely held as a given that Justin knew of the canonical gospels. This table continues an outline of Justin’s understanding of Christianity and the Church up till his own time, as well as giving some idea of his beliefs about the future.

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