c. AD 100 – c. 165
Justin Martyr
The first major Christian apologist to address the emperor directly, and the earliest source describing the full shape of Sunday worship.
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- Location
- Born in Samaria; taught at Rome
- Role
- Philosopher, apologist, martyr
- Major writings
- First Apology; Second Apology; Dialogue with Trypho
- Teachings
- Christ as the fulfilment of the Hebrew Scriptures
- The Eucharist received only by the baptised who hold the faith
- Connection to apostolic Christianity
- He calls the Gospels “the memoirs of the apostles”, showing they were already read publicly in worship.
Quotations with references
“On the day called Sunday all who live in cities or in the country gather together in one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read.”
Sources and References
- Justin, First Apologynewadvent.org