André Thévet - Saint Justin dans André Thevet, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies Hommes Illustres, 1584
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Defenders of the Faith by Frederick Watson

ByRob Bradshaw
Frederick Watson [1844-1906], The Defenders of the Faith; or, the Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries

Today’s free book is Fredrick Watson’s study of the Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries, which includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus of Antioch, Minucius Felix, Tertullian and Origen. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library.

Frederick Watson [1844-1906], The Defenders of the Faith; or, the Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries. The Fathers for English Readers, 4th edn. London: SPCK, 893. Hbk. pp.196. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  1. The Enemies of the Faith
  2. Epochs in the Struggle
  3. The Defenders of the Faith
  4. The Defence
  5. The Attack Christians and Christianity
  6. The Greek Apologists
  7. The Latin Apologists

Main image: Justin Martyr from André Thévet, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies Hommes Illustres, 1584.

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