Aristo of Pella
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Aristo of Pella, Jordan
(Gr. Αρίστων) (mid 2nd century) was a hellenized Jewish Christian
writer (see Hellenistic Judaism
), who like Hegesippus
represents a school of thought more liberal than that of the Pharisaic and Essene Ebionites
.
Aristo is cited by Eusebius
for a decree of Hadrian
respecting the Jews, but he is best known as the writer of a Dialogue between an Alexandrian Jew named Papiscus, and Jason (who represents the author) on the witness of prophecy to Jesus Christ, which was approvingly defended by Origen
against the reproaches of Celsus
(Contra Celsum, iv.52). His writings were perhaps used by Justin Martyr
in his own Dialogue with Trypho, and probably also by Tertullian
and Cyprian
; only quotations have survived of his writings.
Pella, Jordan
Pella is a village and the site of ancient ruins in northwestern Jordan. It is half an hour by car from Irbid, in the north of the country....
(Gr. Αρίστων) (mid 2nd century) was a hellenized Jewish Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
writer (see Hellenistic Judaism
Hellenistic Judaism
Hellenistic Judaism was a movement which existed in the Jewish diaspora that sought to establish a Hebraic-Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of Hellenism...
), who like Hegesippus
Hegesippus
The Greek name Hegesippos, commonly Latinized as Hegesippus can refer to the following persons:* Hegesippus * Saint Hegesippus...
represents a school of thought more liberal than that of the Pharisaic and Essene Ebionites
Ebionites
Ebionites, or Ebionaioi, , is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian sect or sects that existed during the first centuries of the Christian Era. They regarded Jesus as the Messiah and insisted on the necessity of following Jewish religious law and rites...
.
Aristo is cited by Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon...
for a decree of Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
respecting the Jews, but he is best known as the writer of a Dialogue between an Alexandrian Jew named Papiscus, and Jason (who represents the author) on the witness of prophecy to Jesus Christ, which was approvingly defended by Origen
Origen
Origen , or Origen Adamantius, 184/5–253/4, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church. As early as the fourth century, his orthodoxy was suspect, in part because he believed in the pre-existence of souls...
against the reproaches of Celsus
Celsus
Celsus was a 2nd century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. He is known for his literary work, The True Word , written about by Origen. This work, c. 177 is the earliest known comprehensive attack on Christianity.According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an...
(Contra Celsum, iv.52). His writings were perhaps used by Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin , was an early Christian apologist. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue survive. He is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church....
in his own Dialogue with Trypho, and probably also by Tertullian
Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian , was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and...
and Cyprian
Cyprian
Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education...
; only quotations have survived of his writings.