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Justin Martyr: First Apology

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, ANF01 (19th-century English edition); editors Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson and A. Cleveland Coxe. CCEL transcription.
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Contents

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Opening and sections
  1. Chapter I.—Address. · Translated text
  2. Chapter II.—Justice demanded. · Translated text
  3. Chapter III.—Claim of judicial investigation. · Translated text
  4. Chapter IV.—Christians unjustly condemned for their mere name. · Translated text
  5. Chapter V.—Christians charged with atheism. · Translated text
  6. Chapter VI.—Charge of atheism refuted. · Translated text
  7. Chapter VII.—Each Christian must be tried by his own life. · Translated text
  8. Chapter VIII.—Christians confess their faith in God. · Translated text
  9. Chapter IX.—Folly of idol worship. · Translated text
  10. Chapter X.—How God is to be served. · Translated text
  11. Chapter XI.—What kingdom Christians look for. · Translated text
  12. Chapter XII.—Christians live as under God’s eye. · Translated text
  13. Chapter XIII.—Christians serve God rationally. · Translated text
  14. Chapter XIV.—The demons misrepresent Christian doctrine. · Translated text
  15. Chapter XV.—What Christ himself taught. · Translated text
  16. Chapter XVI.—Concerning patience and swearing. · Translated text
  17. Chapter XVII.—Christ taught civil obedience. · Translated text
  18. Chapter XVIII.—Proof of immortality and the resurrection. · Translated text
  19. Chapter XIX.—The resurrection possible. · Translated text
  20. Chapter XX.—Heathen analogies to Christian doctrine. · Translated text
  21. Chapter XXI.—Analogies to the history of Christ. · Translated text
  22. Chapter XXII.—Analogies to the sonship of Christ. · Translated text
  23. Chapter XXIII.—The argument. · Translated text
  24. Chapter XXIV.—Varieties of heathen worship. · Translated text
  25. Chapter XXV.—False Gods abandoned by Christians. · Translated text
  26. Chapter XXVI.—Magicians not trusted by Christians. · Translated text
  27. Chapter XXVII.—Guilt of exposing children. · Translated text
  28. Chapter XXVIII.—God’s care for men. · Translated text
  29. Chapter XXIX.—Continence of Christians. · Translated text
  30. Chapter XXX.—Was Christ not a magician? · Translated text
  31. Chapter XXXI.—Of the Hebrew prophets. · Translated text
  32. Chapter XXXII.—Christ predicted by Moses. · Translated text
  33. Chapter XXXIII.—Manner of Christ’s birth predicted. · Translated text
  34. Chapter XXXIV.—Place of Christ’s birth foretold. · Translated text
  35. Chapter XXXV.—Other fulfilled prophecies. · Translated text
  36. Chapter XXXVI.—Different modes of prophecy. · Translated text
  37. Chapter XXXVII.—Utterances of the Father. · Translated text
  38. Chapter XXXVIII.—Utterances of the Son. · Translated text
  39. Chapter XXXIX.—Direct predictions by the Spirit. · Translated text
  40. Chapter XL.—Christ’s advent foretold. · Translated text
  41. Chapter XLI.—The crucifixion predicted. · Translated text
  42. Chapter XLII.—Prophecy using the past tense. · Translated text
  43. Chapter XLIII.—Responsibility asserted. · Translated text
  44. Chapter XLIV.—Not nullified by prophecy. · Translated text
  45. Chapter XLV.—Christ’s session in heaven foretold. · Translated text
  46. Chapter XLVI.—The Word in the world before Christ. · Translated text
  47. Chapter XLVII.—Desolation of Judæa foretold. · Translated text
  48. Chapter XLVIII.—Christ’s work and death foretold. · Translated text
  49. Chapter XLIX.—His rejection by the Jews foretold. · Translated text
  50. Chapter L.—His humiliation predicted. · Translated text
  51. Chapter LI.—The majesty of Christ. · Translated text
  52. Chapter LII.—Certain fulfilment of prophecy. · Translated text
  53. Chapter LIII.—Summary of the prophecies. · Translated text
  54. Chapter LIV.—Origin of heathen mythology. · Translated text
  55. Chapter LV.—Symbols of the cross. · Translated text
  56. Chapter LVI.—The demons still mislead men. · Translated text
  57. Chapter LVII.—And cause persecution. · Translated text
  58. Chapter LVIII.—And raise up heretics. · Translated text
  59. Chapter LIX.—Plato’s obligation to Moses. · Translated text
  60. Chapter LX.—Plato’s doctrine of the cross. · Translated text
  61. Chapter LXI.—Christian baptism. · Translated text
  62. Chapter LXII.—Its imitation by demons. · Translated text
  63. Chapter LXIII.—How God appeared to Moses. · Translated text
  64. Chapter LXIV.—Further misrepresentations of the truth. · Translated text
  65. Chapter LXV.—Administration of the sacraments. · Translated text
  66. Chapter LXVI.—Of the Eucharist. · Translated text
  67. Chapter LXVII.—Weekly worship of the Christians. · Translated text
  68. Chapter LXVIII.—Conclusion. · Translated text
  69. Epistle of Adrian in behalf of the Christians. · Translated text
  70. Epistle of Antoninus to the common assembly of Asia. · Translated text
  71. Epistle of Marcus Aurelius to the senate, in which he testifies that the Christians were the cause of his victory. · Translated text
  72. Translator and historical edition notes · Edition commentary
  73. Translator and historical edition notes (part 2) · Edition commentary