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Feb 5, 2019 · By. Mary Fairchild. Updated on February 05, 2019. Tertullian was an early Christian apologist, theologian, and moralist from Carthage, North Africa. Zealous and articulate, Tertullian was highly educated in the fields of law, rhetoric, literature, Greek, and Latin.
Jun 13, 2023 · The Tertullian Project. A collection of material ancient and modern about the ancient Christian Latin writer Tertullian and his writings. Last updated 13th June 2023.....What's New?.....Digital Library/Online Books and articles Search..... Site Map
Oct 4, 2016 · October 4, 2016. Though he died almost 18 centuries ago, Tertullian is often quoted today in theological and apologetics circles. But what did this man believe, and what did he ultimately contribute to historic Christianity? Here’s your crash course on the life and accomplishments of Tertullian—and why he still matters today. Who Was Tertullian?
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May 29, 2018 · Tertullian ( c. 160– c. 225), Christian father. He was born in Carthage and became a Christian before 197. He was the first important Christian writer in Latin, with a long and various list of works (the chronology of which is disputed). He eventually left the Catholic Church in favour of Montanism.
Tertullian’s Apology (Apologeticus) is one of the best-known works of the pre-Nicene era. In it, he provides not only a stirring defense of Christianity to the Roman rulers, but takes exhaustive measures to show that Roman culture and religion is inferior and hopeless when compared to Christianity.
He is the last representative of the great Roman moralists, like Lucretius and Juvenal and Tacitus, and the moral indignation which made Lucretius an atheist and Juvenal a pessimist makes Tertullian the champion of the Christian faith against the corruption of the pagan world.
Oct 27, 2016 · Tertullian is the first major Latin author of Christianity (and his sparse writings in Greek are lost). He was born in Carthage ( c . 160 CE) and died at a relatively high age ( c . 220). As the son of a pagan family, he was given a good rhetorical and legal education.
