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The First Apology

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The First Apology of Justin


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Chapter I.—Address.

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Chapter II.—Justice demanded.

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Chapter III.—Claim of judicial investigation.

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Chapter IV.—Christians unjustly condemned for their mere name.

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Chapter V.—Christians charged with atheism.

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Chapter VI.—Charge of atheism refuted.

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Chapter VII.—Each Christian must be tried by his own life.

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Chapter VIII.—Christians confess their faith in God.

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Chapter IX.—Folly of idol worship.

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Chapter X.—How God is to be served.

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Chapter XI.—What kingdom Christians look for.

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Chapter XII.—Christians live as under God’s eye.

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Chapter XIII.—Christians serve God rationally.

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Chapter XIV.—The demons misrepresent Christian doctrine.

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Chapter XV.—What Christ himself taught.

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Chapter XVI.—Concerning patience and swearing.

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Chapter XVII.—Christ taught civil obedience.

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Chapter XVIII.—Proof of immortality and the resurrection.

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Chapter XIX.—The resurrection possible.

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Chapter XX.—Heathen analogies to Christian doctrine.

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Chapter XXI.—Analogies to the history of Christ.

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Chapter XXII.—Analogies to the sonship of Christ.

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Chapter XXIII.—The argument.

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Chapter XXIV.—Varieties of heathen worship.

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Chapter XXV.—False Gods abandoned by Christians.

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Chapter XXVI.—Magicians not trusted by Christians.

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Chapter XXVII.—Guilt of exposing children.

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Chapter XXVIII.—God’s care for men.

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Chapter XXIX.—Continence of Christians.

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Chapter XXX.—Was Christ not a magician?

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Chapter XXXI.—Of the Hebrew prophets.

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Chapter XXXII.—Christ predicted by Moses.

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Chapter XXXIII.—Manner of Christ’s birth predicted.

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Chapter XXXIV.—Place of Christ’s birth foretold.

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Chapter XXXV.—Other fulfilled prophecies.

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Chapter XXXVI.—Different modes of prophecy.

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Chapter XXXVII.—Utterances of the Father.

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Chapter XXXVIII.—Utterances of the Son.

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Chapter XXXIX.—Direct predictions by the Spirit.

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Chapter XL.—Christ’s advent foretold.

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Chapter XLI.—The crucifixion predicted.

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Chapter XLII.—Prophecy using the past tense.

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Chapter XLIII.—Responsibility asserted.

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Chapter XLIV.—Not nullified by prophecy.

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Chapter XLV.—Christ’s session in heaven foretold.

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Chapter XLVI.—The Word in the world before Christ.

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Chapter XLVII.—Desolation of Judæa foretold.

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Chapter XLVIII.—Christ’s work and death foretold.

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Chapter XLIX.—His rejection by the Jews foretold.

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Chapter L.—His humiliation predicted.

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Chapter LI.—The majesty of Christ.

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Chapter LII.—Certain fulfilment of prophecy.

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Chapter LIII.—Summary of the prophecies.

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Chapter LIV.—Origin of heathen mythology.

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Chapter LV.—Symbols of the cross.

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Chapter LVI.—The demons still mislead men.

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Chapter LVII.—And cause persecution.

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Chapter LVIII.—And raise up heretics.

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Chapter LIX.—Plato’s obligation to Moses.

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Chapter LX.—Plato’s doctrine of the cross.

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Chapter LXI.—Christian baptism.

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Chapter LXII.—Its imitation by demons.

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Chapter LXIII.—How God appeared to Moses.

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Chapter LXIV.—Further misrepresentations of the truth.

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Chapter LXV.—Administration of the sacraments.

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Chapter LXVI.—Of the Eucharist.

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Chapter LXVII.—Weekly worship of the Christians.

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Chapter LXVIII.—Conclusion.

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Epistle of Adrian in behalf of the Christians.

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Epistle of Antoninus to the common assembly of Asia.

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Epistle of Marcus Aurelius to the senate, in which he testifies that the Christians were the cause of his victory.

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