We call this food the thanksgiving [Eucharist], and the only people allowed to receive it are those who believe our teaching and have received the washing for the remission of sins and for regeneration; and who live according to the commands of Christ.

— Justin Martyr (100–165), Apologet

Topics: Church & Congregation, Discipleship

Justin Martyr

Justin der Märtyrer (um 100–165) war ein frühchristlicher Philosoph und Apologet, der in Rom eine Schule gründete und dort unter Marcus Aurelius hingerichtet wurde. Er verstand das Christentum als vollendete Philosophie, formulierte die Lehre vom bereits vorchristlich wirkenden göttlichen Logos und überlieferte die älteste detaillierte Schilderung der frühchristlichen Gottesdienstpraxis. Heutigen Bibellesern erschließt er die Denk- und Lebenswelt der frühen Kirche, wobei seine im «Dialog mit dem Juden Tryphon» vertretene Enterbungstheologie in der Forschung als problematischer Baustein des christlichen Antijudaismus kritisiert wird.

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