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Dialogue with Trypho

Justin Martyr

Chapter 41

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 XLI.—The oblation of fine flour was a figure of the Eucharist.

“And the offering of fine flour, sirs

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,

”

I

said

,

“

which

was

prescribed

to

be

presented

on

behalf

of

those

purified

from

leprosy

,

was

a

type

of

the

bread

of

the

Eucharist

,

the

celebration

of

which

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

prescribed

,

in

remembrance

of

the

suffering

which

He

endured

on

behalf

of

those

who

are

purified

in

soul

from

all

iniquity

,

in

order

that

we

may

at

the

same

time

thank

God

for

having

created

the

world

,

with

all

things

therein

,

for

the

sake

of

man

,

and

for

delivering

us

from

the

evil

in

which

we

were

,

and

for

utterly

overthrowing

principalities

and

powers

by

Him

who

suffered

according

to

His

will

.

Hence

God

speaks

by

the

mouth

of

Malachi

,

one

of

the

twelve

[

prophets

]

,

as

I

said

before

,

about

the

sacrifices

at

that

time

presented

by

you

:

‘

I

have

no

pleasure

in

you

,

saith

the

Lord

;

and

I

will

not

accept

your

sacrifices

at

your

hands

:

for

,

from

the

rising

of

the

sun

unto

the

going

down

of

the

same

,

My

name

has

been

glorified

among

the

Gentiles

,

and

in

every

place

incense

is

offered

to

My

name

,

and

a

pure

offering

:

for

My

name

is

great

among

the

Gentiles

,

saith

the

Lord

:

but

ye

profane

it

.

’

[

So

]

He

then

speaks

of

those

Gentiles

,

namely

us

,

who

in

every

place

offer

sacrifices

to

Him

,

i

.

e

.

,

the

bread

of

the

Eucharist

,

and

also

the

cup

of

the

Eucharist

,

affirming

both

that

we

glorify

His

name

,

and

that

you

profane

[

it

]

.

The

command

of

circumcision

,

again

,

bidding

[

them

]

always

circumcise

the

children

on

the

eighth

day

,

was

a

type

of

the

true

circumcision

,

by

which

we

are

circumcised

from

deceit

and

iniquity

through

Him

who

rose

from

the

dead

on

the

first

day

after

the

Sabbath

,

[

namely

through

]

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

.

For

the

first

day

after

the

Sabbath

,

remaining

the

first

of

all

the

days

,

is

called

,

however

,

the

eighth

,

according

to

the

number

of

all

the

days

of

the

cycle

,

and

[

yet

]

remains

the

first

.

Notes

111
Literally, “overthrowing with a perfect overthrow.”
112
Chap. xxviii.
113
Mal. i. 10–12.
114
Or, “being the first.”