Justin Martyr, First and Second Apologies
Cycle 03 — Theology.
Framing
Justin Martyr takes the Greek philosophical inheritance and turns it toward Rome, defending the Christian faith as the truest philosophy in the vocabulary the philosophers themselves trusted. He addressed his Apologies to emperors. He died for them.
Editions
Two recommended sources for this reading:
- Logos digital edition — Leslie William Barnard’s translation in the Ancient Christian Writers series. Sold as a Logos digital resource; the most rigorous scholarly translation in current circulation.
- CUA Press print edition — Thomas B. Falls’ translation, revised by Thomas P. Halton, in Selections from the Fathers of the Church. Modern English with scholarly notes; the volume also includes the Dialogue with Trypho and a few shorter pieces.