MR 4.D: Passion & Death Analysis on Justin Martyr's Apology

Justin Martyr's account of the First Apology is very important. In this account, he describes the various reasons for the Last Supper and why you should believe it. Along with that, he also mentions the washing of the feet and its significance. This relates greatly to what we have been talking about the past few days about the Last Supper and how he must be present to free us from sins. In the Last Supper, Christ establishes himself as the perfect New Lamb of the New Testament because the lamb of the Passover was not perfect enough. Christ realized that the lamb was not perfect, so he had to establish himself as the New Perfect Lamb of the New Testament. With his perfect and inifinite sacrifice, man could be saved and freed from sin. In Justin Martyr's account, he is describing to the emperor what it is they are doing, and how it is in fact saving humanity. Because the emperor was receiving false news about how Catholics worship, Justin had to explain to him what was actually happening. Justin was trying to stop this false persecution of Catholics so the emperor would stop killing them left and right. This account is very significant because it is an early explanation of Catholicism and how Catholics are redeemed/saved.