23. See C. Setzer, "'You invent a Christ': Christological Claims as Points of
st. justin martyr I already think of you as a friend), first be circumcised, then observe the precepts concerning the Sabbath, the feasts, and God's new moons; in brief, fulfill the whole written law, and then, probably, you will experience the mercy of God. But if the Messiah has been born and exists anywhere, he is not known, nor is he conscious of his own existence, nor has he any power until Elijah comes to anoint him and to make him manifest to all. But you [Christians] have believed this foolish rumor, and you have invented for yourselves a Christ23 for whom you blindly give up your lives."
23. See C. Setzer, "'You invent a Christ': Christological Claims as Points of Jewish-Christian Dispute," Union Seminary Quarterly Review 44 (1991): 315–28.
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