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Second-century Christian apologetic text by Justin Martyr Justin Martyr The Dialogue with Trypho, along with the First and Second Apologies, is a second-century Christian apologetic text, usually agreed to be dated in between AD 155-170. It is seen as documenting the attempts by theologian Justin Martyr to show that Christianity is the new law for all men, and to prove from Scripture that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah . The Dialogue utilizes the literary device of an intellectual conversation between Justin and Trypho, a Jew. The concluding section propounds that the Christians are the true people of God.
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In the Dialogue with Trypho , Christian theologian Justin Martyr undertakes to show that Christianity is the new law for all men, and to prove from Scripture that Jesus is the Christ. The concluding section demonstrates that the Christians are the true people of God. The work narrates an intellectual conversation between Justin and Trypho, a Jew.
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Justin Martyr The Dialogue with Trypho, along with the First and Second Apologies, is a second-century Christian apologetic text, documenting the attempts by theologian Justin Martyr to show that Christianity is the new law for all men, and to prove from Scripture that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah .The Dialogue utilizes the literary device of an intellectual conversation between Justin and Trypho, a Jew.The concluding section propounds that the Christians are the true people of God.
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Second-century Christian apologetic text by Justin Martyr Justin Martyr The Dialogue with Trypho , along with the First and Second Apologies, is a second-century Christian apologetic text, usually agreed to be dated in between AD 155-160. It is seen as documenting the attempts by theologian Justin Martyr to show that Christianity is the new law for all men, and to prove from Scripture that Jesus is the Messiah . The Dialogue utilizes the literary device of an intellectual conversation between Justin and Trypho, a Jew . The concluding section propounds that the Christians are the "true" people of God .
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