[ClimoMike]

My mistake. I thought it was in my book Irenaus Against Heretics. But it's in Justin Martyr's First Apology

Oh, the good antijewish Martyr. Lets just see what he really though the reasoning behind the sabbath was....

"For since you have read, O Trypho, as you yourself admitted, the doctrines taught by our Saviour, I do not think that I have done foolishly in adding some short utterances of His to the prophetic statements. Wash therefore, and be now clean, and put away iniquity from your souls, as God bids you be washed in this laver, and be circumcised with the true circumcision. For we too would observe the fleshly circumcision, and the Sabbaths, and in short all the feasts, if we did not know for what reason they were enjoined you,-namely, on account of your transgressions and the hardness of your hearts.---Dialogue of Justin

I have a hard time believing him that this is the reason for the law. Justin here is saying that the law was giving because of the Jews sin. John said the sin is the transgression of the law(1 jn 3:4)

[DouglasKC]

I have a hard time believing him that this is the reason for the law. Justin here is saying that the law was giving because of the Jews sin. John said the sin is the transgression of the law(1 jn 3:4)

Good point...