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Dialogue with Trypho
A long scriptural debate about prophecy, covenant fulfillment, and the identity of Jesus as promised Messiah.
Justin Martyrmid 2nd century2nd century
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- Category
- Apologists
- Genre
- Treatise
- Tradition
- Cross-Tradition
- Region
- Rome and Asia Minor
- Original language
- Greek and Latin
- Date certainty
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Manuscript context
This text is represented here through direct Greek and Latin witness material associated with Justin Martyr and its circulation in Rome and Asia Minor.
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Controversies
- Jewish-Christian debate
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www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-03-01
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web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-03-01
Original language witnesses
Witness status: Direct witness
Open normalized witness textDialogus cum Tryphone
License: CC BY-SA 4.0