This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...Gospel of Peter, etc. See above, p. 133 (e). 21. Dial. 97. The word Xadt is used in connexion with the casting of lots for Christ's garments. See above, p. 133 (/). 22. Apol. I. 38. The taunt of the Pharisees when Jesus is hanging on the Cross is given in the form, "let him that raised the dead deliver himself ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...Gospel of Peter, etc. See above, p. 133 (e). 21. Dial. 97. The word Xadt is used in connexion with the casting of lots for Christ's garments. See above, p. 133 (/). 22. Apol. I. 38. The taunt of the Pharisees when Jesus is hanging on the Cross is given in the form, "let him that raised the dead deliver himself." In another passage Justin has, " He called himself the Son of God, let him come down and walk about (icara/Sdr irfpurarfiVu); let God save him"; Dial. 101. But the differences from the Gospels here may be due simply to paraphrasing. 23. Apol. I. 50. " After he was crucified all his acquaintance departed from him and denied him"; or, Dial. 53, "His disciples were scattered." See above, p. 133 (c. 24. Dial. 108. The Jews appointed and sent chosen men info all the world to proclaim that the disciples of Jesus had stolen H is body from the tomb and then declared that He had risen from the dead. CHAPTER IV. THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE APPEARANCE OF THE WRITINGS OF JUSTIN MARTYR AND OF THE TREATISE AGAINST HERESIES OF IRENAEUS. The period considered in this chapter will be roughly speaking that between A.d. 150 and 185. The writings and fragments which we must here review, in order to gather from them any items of information that we can in regard to our special subject of enquiry, may with probability, and in most cases with certainty, be regarded as the literary remains of these years. In Justin Martyr we have had a witness for the faith and practice of the Church of Rome. He professes so distinctly and repeatedly to describe the beliefs, laws of conduct, and customs of Christians generally, that we may regard his own position in respect to the Gospels as illustrative of the faith and practice of those Christians among whom he was living at the...
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