I’ve gotten out of the habit of announcing it here, but over at Evangelical Realism we’re working our way through the First Apology of Justin Martyr, just to see how ancient Christianity compares with the modern version. In this week’s installment, Justin wraps up his discussion of the many parallels between the Gospels and a variety of pagan myths, and then tries to prove that these pagan precedents mean that the Gospel alone is true. If you’re a fan of the gymnastics events at the Olympics, you might enjoy watching Justin demonstrate their mental equivalent.
Jul 08 2012
The 3 proofs of Justin Martyr
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jasonbrianmerrill
July 8, 2012 at 12:24 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
page not found….?
Magicthighs
July 8, 2012 at 12:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The link doesn’t work, there’s an extra http:// at the end.
I still hear the “evil demons made people write similar stories before Jesus came to earth” argument quite frequently from fundamentalist Christians. It’s simply mind boggling.
Reginald Selkirk
July 8, 2012 at 1:47 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Please check the link; there is some garbage at the end.
Deacon Duncan
July 8, 2012 at 2:44 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oops, sorry folks, fixed now.
busterggi
July 8, 2012 at 3:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Apparently believers don’t realize that if there were a Satan & demons who could forsee Yahweh’s plans and proactively take steps to thwart them then that same Satan & demons can proactively thwarts Yahweh & Jesus’ plan for a second coming just by not doing what said plan requires of them (see the Book of Revelation for details).
F
July 8, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Pish tosh. You’re missing the opportunity revealed there, namely to actively bring about the “Millennium”, as it were. Plots and counter-plots! Christ’s warriors on Earth! (Who get to do crazy shit because god.
F
July 8, 2012 at 6:07 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Seriously, though; this guy calls himself Justin Martyr? Really? Yeah, St. Justin was an apologist (I get the association), but that is a bit pompous. Or dare I say, pretentious.
Deacon Duncan
July 8, 2012 at 7:24 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m pretty sure the “Martyr” was applied posthumously, actually.
mikespeir
July 8, 2012 at 8:24 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah, he earned that moniker.
Robert M.
July 8, 2012 at 11:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
If people had to put up with alot more apologetics like that it’s no wonder someone did him in eventually.
mikespeir
July 9, 2012 at 9:27 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
LOL! To put him out of their misery?
Susannah
July 10, 2012 at 11:56 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks for posting that here. I had gotten used to watching for your link Sunday morning, and just assumed you were taking a break.