In chapter
cx of his Dialogue with Trypho,
Justin Martyr made a numerical distinction between, not just the persons of the
Father and the Son, but between God (θεος) and Jesus. Describing Christians, he
writes they are a
For that vine planted by God and Christ the
Saviour is His people. (ANF 1:254)
The Greek is
this text is:
'Η γαρ φυτευθεισα υπο του θεου αμπελος και
σωτηρος Χριστου, ο λαος αυτου εστι
A Triad of Early Christians Against the Trinity Being an Apostolic Belief