Did Justin know Polycarp?
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:14 am
This page says:
https://www.365christianmen.com/podcast ... ilosopher/
So this is claiming that First Apology was inspired by the death of Polycarp.
Apparently this claim comes from Robert Grant, in Greek Apologists of the Second Century. I don't have this book, but is there any evidence that Justin knew or was influenced by Polycarp?
But of all the losses, none affected Martyr more than the execution of Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna. A spiritual father to many and a man who had known the Apostle John personally, at the age of eighty-six, Polycarp had been burned at the stake. He had refused to recant his faith in Jesus.
Polycarp’s death ignited a holy fire within Martyr. Counting himself among the believers was no longer enough. He had to do something.
Polycarp’s death ignited a holy fire within Martyr. Counting himself among the believers was no longer enough. He had to do something.
https://www.365christianmen.com/podcast ... ilosopher/
So this is claiming that First Apology was inspired by the death of Polycarp.
Apparently this claim comes from Robert Grant, in Greek Apologists of the Second Century. I don't have this book, but is there any evidence that Justin knew or was influenced by Polycarp?