ISSN:
0044-2674
Content:
Ethics have long been a neglected matter in scholarship on early Christian apologetics. However, a closer look at the composition of the texts of Justin Martyr teaches us how important the references to Christian ethics actually are in the run of his argument. The external reason for that lies in the fact that Justin wants to prove the legal proceedings against the Christians in the Roman empire to be unjust and absurd. The inner reason is that he interprets Christianity as "true philosophy": in view of the understanding of "philosophy" in his pagan environment, this brings about fundamental ethical implications. Both his apologies and the dialogue with Trypho show how Justin employs ethical convictions as a criterio for Christian identity and as a trait of difference between Christianity and Paganism on the one hand, and between Christianity and Judaism on the other.
In:
Zeitschrift für evangelische Ethik, Gütersloh : Gütersloher Verl.-Haus, 1957, Bd. 50.2006, 1, S. 21-27, 0044-2674
In:
volume:50
In:
year:2006
In:
number:1
In:
pages:21-27
Language:
German
Keywords:
Ethik
;
Identität
;
Christentum
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