ABRAÃO E O VERUS ISRAEL ENTRE PAULO E JUSTINO.

This article aims to analyze the process of dejudaization of the biblical character of Abraham operated by the Christian philosopher Justin Martyr, in his book entitled Dialogue with Trypho, written in mid-second century. The article demonstrates that Justin has as its exegesis of the Hebrew Bible the theology of Paul of Tarsus, especially the teaching on justification of non-Jewish believers in Jesus before Yahweh, based on faith alone, making not necessary the performance of the Jewish ritual. However, is also shown that Justin surpasses and even subverts the Pauline understanding, which aimed to match the Gentile Christians to the Jews as the God's provided spiritual descendants of Abraham. Justin brings a true ethnic transplant. Abraham is striped off from his identity as the patriarch of the Jewish people, becoming the patriarch of the Christians only. It is intended to demonstrate that the intent of the author of the Dialogue with Trypho is to strengthen the Christian identity, still in formation in mid-second century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]