CITAZIONE (bpbpba4 @ 1/10/2015, 07:20)
No, non lo afferma. Ma non ne cita neanche mezzo, così mi pare, pur citando ampiamente i vangeli. Che, quando può nomarli, li chiama "memorie degli spostoli". Certo, non è una pistole fumante, ma un indizio forse si.
Beh ma il fatto che ad un certo punto sia invalsa una denominazione, almeno in alcuni ambienti, non significa che non ne esistessero altre precedenti, magari in seguito recuperate o rivalutate laddove prima invece erano marginalizzate. Il processo identitario cristiano si svolge anche a livello onomastico-linguistico. Rischia pertanto di essere un'argomentazione ex silentio. Semplicemente quello che possiamo dire è che da un certo periodo in poi è invalso un determinato uso. Peraltro Giustino presenta il cristianesimo come una filosofia per cui:
"This principle also helps explain why Justin's preferred designation of the Gospels is not 'the Gospels', the name by which they were commonly known, but 'Memoirs of the Apostles', a title which might remind his educated readers of Xenophon's faithful
reminiscences of his master, recorded in his "Memoirs of Socrates". Justin even compares Jesus to Socrates (who, like Jesus and the Christians, was unjustly hounded to death), so the parallel with disciples of a great teacher writing memoirs of their master presented him with a model to exploit for his non-Christian readers. In sum, this apologetic ideal of refuting one's opponent from the opponent's own authorities, and refraining from relying in the first instance upon one's own, is a major reason why it is often not clear just exactly what Justin's authorities were. But if we recognize
this principle, Justin's failure to cite his Christian written authorities by name, appeal up front and often to their inspiration, or quote them with the kind of verbal accuracy of one who expects his citations to be checked by his opponent, is not surprising.
Even with all this said, Justin still found ways of leaving us with many strong hints about his Christian authorities, as we'll soon see. (C.E. HILL: Who Chose the Gospels? Probing the Great Gospel Conspiracy; Oxford University Press 2010, p. 130)
