Sophia Scriptura

Dialogue with Trypho 11.5

Justin Martyr · Dialogue with Trypho · ca. 155–160 · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Christians, brought to God through Christ, are the true spiritual Israel.

Greek text · Archambault 1:54

Ἰσραηλιτικὸν γὰρ τὸ ἀληθινόν, πνευματικόν, καὶ Ἰούδα γένος καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἀβραάμ, τοῦ ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει μαρτυρηθέντος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ εὐλογηθέντος καὶ πατρὸς πολλῶν ἐθνῶν κληθέντος, ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν, οἱ διὰ τούτου τοῦ σταυρωθέντος Χριστοῦ τῷ θεῷ προσαχθέντες, ὡς καὶ προκοπτόντων ἡμῖν τῶν λόγων ἀποδειχθήσεται.

English · Claude translation

“For the true, spiritual Israelite race, and the race of Judah and Jacob and Isaac and Abraham (who was attested by God for his faith while uncircumcised, and blessed, and called the father of many nations), are we, who have been brought to God through this crucified Christ, as will be shown as our discussion goes on.”

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Source
Archambault 1:54 · Georges Archambault, ed., Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon, 2 vols., Textes et documents pour l'étude historique du christianisme 8, 11 (Paris: Picard, 1909) · Greek text: G. Archambault, Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon (Paris, 1909), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation
Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Archambault (1909); made independently of existing English translations.
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Notes

Translation notes

  • Justin is the first extant writer to call the church “the true Israel” in so many words.

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Justin, Dial. 11.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/11/5/).

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Justin, Dial. 11.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/11/5/).

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