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Approximately when did the Christian apologists begin to address the pagans’ criticisms of Christians and Christianity?

About the mid-point of the first century.
About the mid-point of the fourth century.
About the mid-point of the fifth century.
About the mid-point of the third century.
About the mid-point of the second century.

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About the mid-point of the second century.

Explanation: Early Christian apologists like Justin Martyr (First Apology c. 155), Aristides, and Quadratus began formally answering pagan criticisms in the mid-2nd century.