Is Trypho a plausible Jew? OR: Are Justin’s Apologies historically credible in the second century?
Did second-century Christian writers embrace or reject Graeco-Roman culture?
Write a critical introduction to one of the following as a philosopher and Apologist:
Justin Martyr
Tatian
Athenagoras
Theophilus of Antioch
The author of the Letter to Diognetus
Tertullian
How persuasive are the Apologists’ attempt to argue for Christianity in the public square, with special reference to (a) ethics, (b) Christian ritual ?
How do the concerns of the Apologists relate to Christian thought of the second century more generally? Illustrate with reference to christology, eschatology and/or biblical interpretation.