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In his Apologia pro Christianis , Justin Martyr uses some major apologetic strategies to defend and promote Christianity. These are here identified as the `logos doctrine´, the `theft theory´, the `proof from prophecy´ and the demonological arguments. David E. Nyström analyses each strategy on its own terms as well as in relation to the others in order for them to yield a picture of how they work, rhetorically and literarily, in Justin´s grand argument. He also explores possible literary models as well as the purpose and function of the literary form Justin chose for his work.

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