Reading a book on church history it seems that Justin Martyr was at pains to show that Christianity had ancient roots that predated Greek philosophy (e.g. Plato). To do this he sought to show that Greek philosophy was derived from Moses teachings; that Plato had read Moses.
This was because of the prevalent idea that the best ideas were the mot ancient and critics of Christianity (like Celsus) attacked Christianity for being a recent novelty in rebellion against the religion of the Jews.
This made me think of Jesus' teaching:
He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ”
Lk 5:36-39 NIV
This seems to be saying that his teaching is new and better than the old
These days Christians can tend to prefer the old ways but not Jesus.
This was because of the prevalent idea that the best ideas were the mot ancient and critics of Christianity (like Celsus) attacked Christianity for being a recent novelty in rebellion against the religion of the Jews.
This made me think of Jesus' teaching:
He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ”
Lk 5:36-39 NIV
This seems to be saying that his teaching is new and better than the old
These days Christians can tend to prefer the old ways but not Jesus.
