He quotes from each of the Gospels though not so frequently
as Irenaus as his works are not so extensive. He refers to forty-



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three passages in Matthew, three in Mark, nineteen in Luke
and five in John. He professes to make these quotations from
the "Memoirs of our Lord which have been recorded by the
Apostles." He quotes also from Acts, Romans, First Corin-
thians, Gallatians, II Thessalonians, Hebrews, I Peter,
II Peter, and Revelation. The criticism has sometimes been
made that the quotations by Justin are not alv/ays exact.
This is true. Indeed they often remind us of the efforts of a
modern preacher to quote from memory. The following cita-
tions leave in our minds no doubt of his familiarity with these
books.
