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  2. Justin Martyr - Wikipedia

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    A bearded Justin Martyr presenting an open book to a Roman emperor. Engraving by Jacques Callot. Justin Martyr was born c. AD 90–100, [9] [10] into a Greek family, [10] [11] at Flavia Neapolis (today Nablus) near the ancient biblical city of Shechem, in Samaria. [12]

  3. First Apology of Justin Martyr - Wikipedia

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    The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.In addition to arguing against the persecution of individuals solely for being Christian, Justin also provides the Emperor with a defense of the philosophy of Christianity and a detailed explanation of contemporary Christian practices and rituals.

  4. Ptolemaeus and Lucius - Wikipedia

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    Lucius was then executed. Justin writes about a third, unnamed martyr: "Next, a third man also deserted [i.e. disagreed with the sentence] and was sentenced to be punished." [2] Justin's description of the martyrdom of these three people in his Second Apology is one of the oldest authentic reports of martyrdom at Rome. [3]

  5. Martyrdom of Polycarp - Wikipedia

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    The Martyrdom of Polycarp is also the earliest of the martyr acts as a genre in the ancient Christian tradition. This martyrdom theme enters Christian literature through the early Jewish martyrs' literature found in 2 Maccabees 6–7, in the Old Testament, and through the account of the death of Stephen in Acts 7 in the New Testament. [ 2 ]

  6. Junius Rusticus - Wikipedia

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    The Historia Augusta states that Rusticus was the most important teacher of Marcus Aurelius: [Marcus] received most instruction from Junius Rusticus, whom he ever revered and whose disciple he became, a man esteemed in both private and public life, and exceedingly well acquainted with the Stoic system, with whom Marcus shared all his counsels both public and private, whom he greeted with a ...

  7. Tech CEO Who Died After National Park Fall Remembered as ...

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    Justin Bingham, the CEO and dad of four who fell to his death while canyoneering in Utah's Zion National Park, is being remembered by his family.. Ahead of his funeral on Sunday, Oct. 13, Bingham ...

  8. Convicted NXIVM cult leader's defense accuses FBI of evidence ...

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    The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the defense experts' findings. The U.S. Attorney's Office that handled the case declined to comment.

  9. No charges filed in shooting death of Justin King, man killed ...

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    The post No charges filed in shooting death of Justin King, man killed by white neighbor appeared first on TheGrio. The white Missouri man who fatally shot his biracial neighbor Justin King will ...