“Dialogue with Trypho” by Justin Martyr Essay

In his work Dialogue with Trypho Justin Martyr in a organize of a dialogue presents the views quite contrary to what it is usually taught. A kn accept liking of Jews organism the chosen state of matter favored by matinee idol is rejected. Justin Martyr is trying to find logic underneath theologys wrath, and his business boundary of argumentation, based on analysis of the Old Testament, does emphasize the theme that Jews were punished by Mosaic rules for improper behavior. Jews are the chosen nation not because theology likes them, exclusively rather because they have to be punished for disobedience.The starting point of Martyrs analysis is the presupposition that graven image is the save both for Judaism and saviorianity- graven image is eternal, who created and formed the universe. The second presupposition necessary for his line of argumentation is that divinity fudge has foreknowledge of future events, however God doesnt prepare beforehand what every iodin deserv es. I find a contradiction in this interpretation of God, since if God participates in charitable life, He performs some actions, and organism able to forecast the events He knows ahead what He go forth do, since the events on earth are directly influenced by his actions, therefore God, being the dear nonpareil, has to prepare what we deserve, because if not then God is unjust and performs spontaneous actions, God is capricious a feature usually attri justed to God by Muslims, entirely denied by delivererians.So, either God is just and active in human life, then our life is pre-determined, and the whole argumentation of Martyr falls to pieces, or God is unjust, capricious this doesnt go together with the image of God in the Nazareneianity, or God doesnt know the future, but acts justifiedly in the current situation then we are responsibly for own actions, and only in this case Jews substructure be punished by God finished laws, mandatory customs, and sacrifices. Even t hough Martyr gives a different definition to God which I find illogical with his line of argumentation he goes on discussing sins committed by Jews in move of Gods face for which they consequently were punished by Him.The greatest sin of Jews is that they murdered the Just One, Jesus Christ, they violated the justness not once, but continue to do so have persecuted Christ in the past and still do, and do not repent. The sincerely chosen nation is the followers of Christ saved by assent alone who dont have tofollow all the traditions (Sabbath day, circumcision, limits in food), as these customs are imposed on Jews only for their sins and stiffness of heart. I would like to stress the logic of Martyr underneath the idea of irrelevance of circumcision for a true Christian. Martyr gives two arguments to put forward that circumcision was precondition to mark you (Jews) off for the suffering. The first point is that God what not have created Adam uncircumcised if circumcision w ould be necessary for salvation, however God created us imperfect in order to be able to choose in the midst of right and wrong so that we would experience genuine love to God and would be able to act according to our will.In such elbow room, circumcision can be just another step, payment or a way to show genuine love to God, lack of circumcision can be one of those imperfect narrows in Adam and Eve as means to fall upon holiness and find peace with God, a painful stage one has to pass. The second argument of Martyr is the particular that females cannot receive circumcision of the flesh shows that circumcision was given as a sign, not as an act of justification and at the same time women have the capability of performing every unspoilt and righteous act, so Martyrs idea is that if women cannot be circumcised they cannot receive salvation, which they genuinely do receive. However, since women every bit can be forgiven, they are also evenly guilty, then why is it that God pun ishes by circumcision only Jewish men, but women stay uncircumcised? In such was, if God according to Martyr has to equally distribute salvation to both men and women, he also has to equally distribute punishment being just be definition, however in case of only Jewish men, but not women, being circumcised, God doesnt do that. These two arguments of Martyr dont prove anything.Martyr goes even further then this stating that the Jewish scriptures belong to Christians, but not to Jews. He presents events in the OT in a different shade, being symbolic for Gentiles and predicting the coming of Jesus Christ. The mystery of the lamb which God order you to sacrifice as the Passover was truly a type of Christ, prophet Moses remained until evening in the form of the cross happened in the likeness of this sign. These explanations of parts of the OT purposively provide additional support to Gentiles being favored by God rather then Jews, however OT scriptures were written over a vast period o f time, combined in a stranger mood having 4 J, P, DH, E sources.And every source brought additional changes to the scripture adjusting the school text to those currently in force, East and West, and Aaronic and Mosaic priesthood. There exists a view, that prognostic ab proscribed coming of Jesus were added only after the coming of Christ and the fact that the majority werent well educated only contributes to the fact that using this understanding of Bible as a support is to a greater extent then relative and has to have a deeper argumentation. Moreover, there are a lot of references in the Bible, where it is directly stated, that the scriptures belongs to Jews, that they are the chosen nation and that God will protect them throughout their life-time and the life-time of their descendants.Martyr presents guidance for life to Jews through explanation of who, in his opinion, would be saved. Martyr says that a Jew could hold up to the rules given in the OT, but still every Jew has t o accept Christ as a savior, through faith, however he denies that the OT laws are genuinely necessary even for a Jew. In such way, Martyr doesnt give a solution of the problem, as he neither rejects, nor accepts the OT, he cannot give a definite answer on what actually should be changed in traditions of a Jew, as he neither bold rich to deny the scripture, nor bold enough to re-affirm it.Generally, Dialogue with Trypho by Justin Martyr is an kindle work because of its uncommon world view, however it is written in a kind of free style without the argumentation being presented from the opposite side. It is useful to read, but I just cannot agree with his views, as all of his positions will hardly stand up to strong contra-argumentation. Frankly speaking, I interrogation that a person will ever manage to figure out the reasoning of God, who had chosen the Jews either for punishment or praise, because this is what Martyr is attempting to do rationally prove and explain the motive s of God for the punishment of Jews, which is impossible.