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Lent: Day 13 - justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 12-23

Day Thirteen: St. justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 12-23 Who: justin martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what Christians believe and do. Why: justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against Christians so that they at least may face...

Lent: Day 17 - justin martyr: First Apology: Chaps. 60-68

Day Seventeen: St. justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 60-68 Who: justin martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what Christians believe and do. Why: justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against Christians so that they at least may fac...

Lent: Day 15 - justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 36-47

Day Fifteen: St. justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 36-47 Who: justin martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what Christians believe and do. Why: justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against Christians so that they at least may face...

Lent: Day 12 - justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 1-11

Day Twelve: St. justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 1-11 Who: justin martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what Christians believe and do. Why: justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against Christians so that they at least may face a f...

Lent: Day 14 - justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 24-35

Day Fourteen: St. justin martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 24-35 Who: justin martyr was a Philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a tireless evangelist and apologist. justin wrote more Christianity than any other person prior to his time. He is classified herein as Eastern, since he a native of Samaria and his thought patterns were Eastern. However, he spent the last years of his life in Rome, where he was executed as a martyr (c. 165). What: An apologetic (defence) essay to explain what Christians believe and do. Why: justin is demanding the Emperor to investigate accusations and unjust persecution against Christians so that they at least may face...

Jesus, Mithras and Ancient Roman Cults: Separating Fact from Fiction

Welcome to the next instalment of my series looking at the ancient mythological gods and how they compare to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Mithras is yet another popular ancient god that people like to compare with Jesus and make wild claims about, proposing that they are the same deities with different names. But is this even remotely true? This article has ended up being a bit longer than anticipated as it’s one of the few ancient religions that was contemporary to the birth of Christianity which was seen as somewhat of a rival belief system, so there’s a lot of interesting things to cover! The Origins Mithras has his roots in ancient Persi...