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Dialogue with Trypho

Justin Martyr

Chapter 108

About this work

A literary dialogue in which Justin recounts his conversion to Christianity and debates Scripture, covenant, messianic prophecy, law, and the identity of God’s people with a Jewish interlocutor.

Author: Justin Martyr
Date: Mid-2nd century
Origin: Rome
Genre: Dialogue

Chapter CVIII.—The resurrection of Christ did not convert the Jews. But through the whole world they have sent men to accuse Christ.

“And though all the men of your nation

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knew

the

incidents

in

the

life

of

Jonah

,

and

though

Christ

said

amongst

you

that

He

would

give

the

sign

of

Jonah

,

exhorting

you

to

repent

of

your

wicked

deeds

at

least

after

He

rose

again

from

the

dead

,

and

to

mourn

before

God

as

did

the

Ninevites

,

in

order

that

your

nation

and

city

might

not

be

taken

and

destroyed

,

as

they

have

been

destroyed

;

yet

you

not

only

have

not

repented

,

after

you

learned

that

He

rose

from

the

dead

,

but

,

as

I

said

before

you

have

sent

chosen

and

ordained

men

throughout

all

the

world

to

proclaim

that

a

godless

and

lawless

heresy

had

sprung

from

one

Jesus

,

a

Galilæan

deceiver

,

whom

we

crucified

,

but

his

disciples

stole

him

by

night

from

the

tomb

,

where

he

was

laid

when

unfastened

from

the

cross

,

and

now

deceive

men

by

asserting

that

he

has

risen

from

the

dead

and

ascended

to

heaven

.

Moreover

,

you

accuse

Him

of

having

taught

those

godless

,

lawless

,

and

unholy

doctrines

which

you

mention

to

the

condemnation

of

those

who

confess

Him

to

be

Christ

,

and

a

Teacher

from

and

Son

of

God

.

Besides

this

,

even

when

your

city

is

captured

,

and

your

land

ravaged

,

you

do

not

repent

,

but

dare

to

utter

imprecations

on

Him

and

all

who

believe

in

Him

.

Yet

we

do

not

hate

you

or

those

who

,

by

your

means

,

have

conceived

such

prejudices

against

us

;

but

we

pray

that

even

now

all

of

you

may

repent

and

obtain

mercy

from

God

,

the

compassionate

and

long

-

suffering

Father

of

all

.

Notes

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Chap. xvii.