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Christian Apologists

Published on: Author: dhoppe@uoregon.edu

Early Christians faced an uphill battle when it came to defending their right to exist. They were generally poorer, came from Asia or the Levant, and didn’t have any real connections to powerful voices outside of their insulated communities. Romans saw themselves as being wholly correct when it came to this holy war of letters,… Continue reading

Justin Martyr and Tertullian apologies

Published on: Author: Madeline Mcguire 289 Comments

When early Christians tried to defend Christianity they were automatically at an instant disadvantage compared to the Romans who were generally more literately correct and just were more intelligent due to having more money and being in a higher social class. The Romans had an instant advantage on early Christians. The apology letters were written… Continue reading