St. Justin Martyr
Early Christian apologist, philosopher, and martyr. Wandered through philosophical sects before being directed to the Prophets and becoming a Christian.
Works
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture
— Wandered through sects (Stoic, Peripatetic, Pythagorean, Platonist) seeking wisdom; met a divine philosopher who directed him to the Prophets; became Christian, Philosopher, and Martyr
"St. Justin, Philosopher and Martyr, learned this and experienced it to his great benefit."
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Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study
— His divine catechist recommended reading the Prophets with prayers: "desire that the gates of light be opened to you"
"that divine catechist of Justin Martyr, recommending to him the reading of the Prophets"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— In his Exhortation to the Greeks, teaches the Greeks drew wisdom from Egyptians, and these from Moses
"Hear Saint Justin in his Exhortation, or Paranaesis to the Greeks"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Adds Moses wrote in Hebrew before Greek letters existed; from Diodorus, teaches Orpheus, Homer, etc. learned from Moses through Egypt
"He adds: "Moses wrote his history in Hebrew, when the letters of the Greeks had not yet been invented"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Adds that Plato learned about God from Moses
"Finally he adds that Plato learned about God from Moses"
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Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian
— In his Exhortation to the Greeks, cites Diodorus listing Moses first among six ancient legislators
"Diodorus, the most esteemed of all historians, says Saint Justin in his Exhortation to the Greeks"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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He Created
— Cited from the Admonitory on the meaning of "to create"
"St. Justin, in the Admonitory"