Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon
The Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon ( Latin Dialogus cum Tryphone Judaeo ) is a major work of the early Christian philosopher and church father Justinus . It was created between 155 and 160 . The work bears witness to the early Church's conflict with Judaism and is considered the oldest surviving anti-Jewish apology . It is therefore also an important source for the development of Christianity and Christian teaching.
The dialogue is formally in the tradition of the Platonic dialogues . It is aimed at Jews, Christians and Gentiles alike . Justin the Martyr reflects his experiences as a missionary who presumably disputed with Jewish scribes on his travels . The dialogue traces such a debate during the time of the Bar Kochba uprising and the anti-Christian riots that followed. There is no historical evidence that Justinus actually conducted the dialogue in Ephesus and that he was also converted to Christianity there.
translation
- Katharina Greschat and Michael Tilly (eds.): Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon . Translated from the Greek by Philipp Haeuser . MarixVerl., Wiesbaden 2005. ISBN 3-86539-058-7 .
literature
- Anette Rudolph: "Because we are that people ...". The new worship in Justin's dialogue with the Jew Tryphon from a historical-theological point of view . Bonn 1999, ISBN 3-923946-42-2
- Anette Rudolph: Abraham in Justin's dialogue with the Jew Tryphon . In: Ostkirchliche Studien 20, 2001, pp. 10–33
- Anette Rudolph: The Jewish Christians in Justin's dialogue with Tryphon . In: Studia Patristica 36, 2001, pp. 300-306