would seem there is no reason to deny a historical basis to Justin’s account of his studies and conversion, which may have occurred shortly before the Bar-Cochba rising in 132 C.E. His was a typical experience of the age as pupils, in the second century, passed from teacher to teacher as a matter of course in their search for philosophical truth. Justin found the truth only after much searching. The use of testimony sources in Justin’s First Apology in addition confirms that he was converted to Christianity