On Illustrious Men

23. Justin the philosopher

gesipp,” ZKG 87 (1976): 321–27; T. Halton, “Hegesippus in Eusebius,” StudPat 17, 2 (Oxford, 1982), 688–93; N. Hyldahl, “Hegesipps Hypomnemata ,” STh 14 (1960): 70–113. 2. Not in Eusebius. 3. h.e. 4.8.2: ejn pevnte d j ou\n suggravmmasin .l.l. aJploustavth/ suntavxei grafh'" uJpomnhmatisavmeno"; cf. M. Durst, “Hegesipps Hypomnemata: Titel oder Gattungsbezeichnung? Untersuchungen zum literarischen Gebrauch von Hypomnema-Hypomnemata,” RQ 84 (1989): 299–330. Cf. h.e. 4.22.1: ejn pevnte toi'" .l.l. uJpomnhvmasin. 4. h.e. 4.11.7, 4.22.3; for Anicetus, see Kelly, ODP, 157–68; Chron., a.d. 157, ed. Helm, 203. 5. h.e. 4.22.3. For Eleutherus, see Kelly, ODP, 177–93; Chron., a.d. 177, ed. Helm, 207. 6. h.e. 3.32. 7. This is not a separate treatise. 8. h.e. 4.8. On the death of Antinous, see Chron., a.d. 129, ed. Helm, 200. 9. See R. Lambert, Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous (London, 1984). references Q 1, 284–85 — TLG 1398 — CPG 1, 1302 — Cath 5, 568–69, P.-Th. Camelot — EEC 12 , 515, T. Halton — EECh 1, 371, F. Scorza Barcellona — LThK 5, 60–61, J. Lenzenweger — LThK 43 , 1244, F. Mali — NCE 6, 994, H. Dressler — TRE 14, 560–62, T. Halton XXIII. JUSTIN THE PHILOSOPHER ustin the philosopher,1 who continued to wear the philosopher’s garb, was born in Neapolis, a city of Palestine; his father was Priscus, son of Bacchius.2 He accomplished great feats for the religion of Christ, to the point of presenting to Antoninus Pius and his sons and the senate a book entitled, Against the Pagans,3 without being ashamed of the ignominy of the cross.4 He presented another book to the successors of the same Antoninus, Marcus Antoninus Verus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus.5 2. A third book of his survives, Against the Pagans,6 where he discourses about the nature of demons; ON ILLUSTRIOUS MEN 43 and a fourth, Against the Pagans, to which he gave the title, [Elegco", A Confutation;7 another one, called On the Monarchy of God;8 and another book, entitled by him, the Yavlthn, the Psalmist;9 another, On the Soul;10 and a Dialog against the Jews, which he had with Trypho,11 a Jewish leader. He also composed important volumes, Against Marcion, of which Irenaeus makes mention in the fifth book of his Against Heresies,12 and another book, Against All Heresies,13 of which he makes mention in the Apology presented to Antoninus Pius. 3. After he had held diatribaiv, debates,14 in the city of Rome and had reprimanded the Cynic Crescens,15 who had uttered many calumnies against the Christians, for being gluttonous, and afraid of death, and given to luxury and pleasures, finally by the efforts and deviousness of Crescens he was accused of being a Christian and poured out his blood for Christ.16 notes 1. Recent studies include the following: L. W. Barnard, Justin Martyr. His Life and Thought (Cambridge, 1967); idem, “Justin Martyr in Recent Study,” SJTh 22 (1969): 152–64; E. F. Osborn, Justin Martyr, BHTh 47 (Tübingen, 1973); E. Robillard, Justin. L’itinéraire philosophique (Montreal and Paris, 1989); M. J. Edward, “On the Platonic Schooling of Justin Martyr,” JThS, n.s., 42 (1991): 17–34; G. Girgenti, Giustino Martire. Il primo cristiano platonico (Milan, 1995); B. Wildermuth, BBKL 3 (1992): 888–95; R. M. Grant, Greek Apologists, chaps. 6, 7, 8; R. Joly, Christianisme et philosophie. Études sur Justin et les Apologistes grecs du deuxième siècle (Brüges, 1973); A. Davids, Iustinus philosophus et martyr. Bibliographie 1923–1973 (Nijmegen, 1983); J. Morales, “La investigación sobre San Justino y sus escritos,” ScrTh 16 (1984): 869–96. 2. Eus., h.e. 4.11.8, 4.8.3. For Neapolis see “Nablus” (“Schechem”) in J. Murphy-O’Connor, The Holy Land (Oxford Univ. Press, 1998), 372–73. On Priscus and Bacchius, cf. 1 Apol. 1.1. 3. h.e. 4.17.1. For text: A. Wartelle, ed., Saint Justin Martyr. Apologies (Paris, 1987); M. Marcovich, ed., Iustini Martyris Apologiae pro Christianis (Berlin and New York, 1994). For translation: Justin Martyr. The First and Second Apologies, trans. L. W. Barnard, ACW 56 (Mahwah, N.J., 1996). See 44 ST. JEROME also A. J. Guerra, “The Conversion of Marcus Aurelius and Justin Martyr. The...