The Apologists

  • Is Trypho a plausible Jew? OR: Are Justin’s Apologies historically credible in the second century?
  • Did second-century Christian writers embrace or reject Graeco-Roman culture?
  • Write a critical introduction to one of the following as a philosopher and Apologist:
    •  Justin Martyr
    • Tatian
    • Athenagoras
    • Theophilus of Antioch
    • The author of the Letter to Diognetus
    • Tertullian
  • How persuasive are the Apologists’ attempt to argue for Christianity in the public square, with special reference to (a) ethics, (b) Christian ritual ?
  • How do the concerns of the Apologists relate to Christian thought of the second century more generally? Illustrate with reference to christology, eschatology and/or biblical interpretation.