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Which of the following persons is representative of those Christian apologists who attempted to build a bridge between the Christian and pagan communities?
Justin Martyr
Julian the Apostate
Lucian of Samosata
Porphyry
Tertullian
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Justin Martyr.
He was an early Christian apologist who engaged Hellenistic philosophy and addressed pagan audiences (e.g., his Apologies and Dialogue with Trypho), trying to show Christianity’s continuity with reason and pagan philosophical ideas. The others listed were pagan critics (Lucian, Porphyry, Julian) or, like Tertullian, a Christian apologist more hostile to pagan philosophy.
He was an early Christian apologist who engaged Hellenistic philosophy and addressed pagan audiences (e.g., his Apologies and Dialogue with Trypho), trying to show Christianity’s continuity with reason and pagan philosophical ideas. The others listed were pagan critics (Lucian, Porphyry, Julian) or, like Tertullian, a Christian apologist more hostile to pagan philosophy.
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