Dialogue with Trypho 90.3

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

Summary: Moses first revealed the “curse” of the cross in signs.

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Greek text · Archambault 2:82–84

Ἀκούοις ἂν οὖν, φημί, τὸ μετὰ τοῦτο. Μωσῆς γὰρ πρῶτος ἐξέφανεν αὐτοῦ ταύτην τὴν δοκοῦσαν κατάραν διʼ ὧν ἐποίησε σημείων. Τίνων τούτων, ἔφη, λέγεις;

English · Claude translation

“Hear, then,” I said, “what follows. For Moses was the first to make known this apparent curse of his, by the signs which he did.” “Which do you mean?” he said.

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Source: Archambault 2:82–84 · 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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Justin, Dial. 90.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/90/3/).

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Justin, Dial. 90.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/90/3/).

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