The Apologists (3)

JUSTIN MARTYR. – One of the first of the Apologists worth considering was Justin Martyr. It would be more proper to call him, “Justin, The Martyr”. His last name was not Martyr. The word “martyr” was added to his name because he died as a martyr. Justin was born between the years 114 and 165 A.D. Some historians give the former date while other favor the latter. He was born in Schechem, a city in Samaria and called himself a Samaritan. Here too, historians cannot agree, and some claim that...