1. Called the Martyr from his testimony unto death in Rome ca. 165
2. Born in Samaria of heathen parents
3. Student of philosophy
4. Gradually converted to Christianity as the oldest, trues, and most divine of all philosophies
5. Wrote Apology
1. as a defense for Christianity
2. written ca. 155
3. Addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius and his colleagues
6. Wrote Dialogue with Trypho
1. written ca. 155
2. defends Christianity against the attacks of Judaism
3. presents a discussion between Justin and  a Jew named Trypho

Derived from Gospel Parallels, Ed. Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr., 1979, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville