Az üdvözítő Logosz – Szent Jusztinosz logosztana

Absztrakt

My main aim in this article is to examine the logos theology of Saint Justin Martyr. After a brief introduction of this famous Christian apologist, I shall contextualize his work based on two questions: (1) against whom did he write his apologies and the dialogue? (2) what were his sources on which he built his claims during the writing process? After this groundwork, we can commence to investigate his logos theology. First, I will present his christological exegesis. Christ as the divine Logos appears in all of the Old Testament theophanies which are logophanies according to Justin. Next, the other important aspect of Justin’s logos theology is his logoi spermatikoi theory. Justin knew well the ideas of philosophical schools and incorporated these ideas in his logos theology. The difference of germinal truths and total truth aided him to discuss other traditions in a philosophically eclectic yet theologically traditionalist way.