Born in Palestine to Greek parents, Justin was the first Christian philosopher. As a young man, he studied the Stoics, the Pythagoreans, and the Platonists, and he was introduced to Christianity at the age of thirty-three. Seeing no conflict between Faith and Reason, he traveled widely, debating those of different faiths and philosophies. When he won and argument against a Cynic in Rome, he was arrested and beheaded.