Saint Justin Martyr

The First Apology

2nd c.

Classic translation

Apologetics · English translation, 1890

Contents

• Chapter I.—Address
• Chapter II.—Justice Demanded
• Chapter III.—Claim of Judicial Investigation
• Chapter IV.—Christians Unjustly Condemned for Their Mere Name
• Chapter V.—Christians Charged With Atheism
• Chapter VI.—Charge of Atheism Refuted
• Chapter VII.—Each Christian Must Be Tried by His Own Life
• Chapter VIII.—Christians Confess Their Faith in God
• Chapter IX.—Folly of Idol Worship
• Chapter X.—How God is to Be Served
• Chapter XI.—What Kingdom Christians Look For
• Chapter XII.—Christians Live as Under God’s Eye
• Chapter XIII.—Christians Serve God Rationally
• Chapter XIV.—The Demons Misrepresent Christian Doctrine
• Chapter XV.—What Christ Himself Taught
• Chapter XVI.—Concerning Patience and Swearing
• Chapter XVII.—Christ Taught Civil Obedience
• Chapter XVIII.—Proof of Immortality and the Resurrection
• Chapter XIX.—The Resurrection Possible
• Chapter XX.—Heathen Analogies to Christian Doctrine
• Chapter XXI.—Analogies to the History of Christ
• Chapter XXII.—Analogies to the Sonship of Christ
• Chapter XXIII.—The Argument
• Chapter XXIV.—Varieties of Heathen Worship
• Chapter XXV.—False Gods Abandoned by Christians
• Chapter XXVI.—Magicians Not Trusted by Christians
• Chapter XXVII.—Guilt of Exposing Children
• Chapter XXVIII.—God’s Care for Men
• Chapter XXIX.—Continence of Christians
• Chapter XXX.—Was Christ Not a Magician?
• Chapter XXXI.—Of the Hebrew Prophets
• Chapter XXXII.—Christ Predicted by Moses
• Chapter XXXIII.—Manner of Christ’s Birth Predicted
• Chapter XXXIV.—Place of Christ’s Birth Foretold
• Chapter XXXV.—Other Fulfilled Prophecies
• Chapter XXXVI.—Different Modes of Prophecy
• Chapter XXXVII.—Utterances of the Father
• Chapter XXXVIII.—Utterances of the Son
• Chapter XXXIX.—Direct Predictions by the Spirit
• Chapter XL.—Christ’s Advent Foretold
• Chapter XLI.—The Crucifixion Predicted
• Chapter XLII.—Prophecy Using the Past Tense
• Chapter XLIII.—Responsibility Asserted
• Chapter XLIV.—Not Nullified by Prophecy
• Chapter XLV.—Christ’s Session in Heaven Foretold
• Chapter XLVI.—The Word in the World Before Christ
• Chapter XLVII.—Desolation of Judæa Foretold
• Chapter XLVIII.—Christ’s Work and Death Foretold
• Chapter XLIX.—His Rejection by the Jews Foretold
• Chapter L.—His Humiliation Predicted
• Chapter LI.—The Majesty of Christ
• Chapter LII.—Certain Fulfilment of Prophecy
• Chapter LIII.—Summary of the Prophecies
• Chapter LIV.—Origin of Heathen Mythology
• Chapter LV.—Symbols of the Cross
• Chapter LVI.—The Demons Still Mislead Men
• Chapter LVII.—And Cause Persecution
• Chapter LVIII.—And Raise up Heretics
• Chapter LIX.—Plato’s Obligation to Moses
• Chapter LX.—Plato’s Doctrine of the Cross
• Chapter LXI.—Christian Baptism
• Chapter LXII.—Its Imitation by Demons
• Chapter LXIII.—How God Appeared to Moses
• Chapter LXIV.—Further Misrepresentations of the Truth
• Chapter LXV.—Administration of the Sacraments
• Chapter LXVI.—Of the Eucharist
• Chapter LXVII.—Weekly Worship of the Christians
• Chapter LXVIII.—Conclusion
• Epistle of Adrian in Behalf of the Christians
• Epistle of Antoninus to the Common Assembly of Asia
• Epistle of Marcus Aurelius to the Senate, in Which He Testifies That the…