Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher in Rome, composed his First and Second Apologies defending Christianity against pagan critics and persecution. He argued that Greek philosophy contained seeds of divine truth fulfilled in Christ, developing the concept of the Logos spermatikos (seminal word). Justin's works represent the earliest extensive engagement between Christianity and classical philosophy.

Justin's synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian theology laid the groundwork for the intellectual tradition of Christian poetry and apologetics. His Logos theology influenced the poetic language of the Alexandrian school and the subsequent development of Christian Platonism in figures like Augustine.