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18 Tertullian's Apology for the Christians. upon whose government you yourselves have set a brand, and rescinded their acts, 1 by restoring those whom they condemned. But of all the emperors down to this present reign, who under- stood anything of religion or humanity, name me one who perse- cuted the Christians.
Tertullian was an advocate of discipline and an austere code of practise, and like many of the African fathers, one of the leading representatives of the rigorist element in the early Church. His writings on public amusements, the veiling of virgins, the conduct of women, and the like, reflect these opinions.
Ascribed date. Apologeticus, his most famous apologetic work, was written in Carthage in the summer or autumn of AD 197, [6] during the reign of Septimius Severus. Using this date, most scholars agree that Tertullian's conversion to Christianity occurred sometime before 197, possibly around 195. [7]
Jul 5, 2016 · Date. Tuesday, July 5th 2016. When Christians see the moral foundations of American culture crumble before our eyes, we have a tendency to panic or worry. As we watch the gradual deterioration, it’s good to get a historical reminder that Christians have dealt with these situations before.
Dec 11, 1999 · The foremost of Tertullian's works, the Apologeticum or Apologeticus (see below) is a defense of Christianity against the unreasoning and unreasonable criticism of the unbelievers. It was composed in the summer or autumn of 197, and addressed to the provincial governors of the Roman Empire. It seems likely that it was written after the Ad ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 • Article History. Latin in full: Quintus Septimus Florens Tertullianus. Born: c. 155/160, Carthage [now in Tunisia] Died: after 220, Carthage. Subjects Of Study: Montanism. moral theology.
Chapter 10. You do not worship the gods, you say; and you do not offer sacrifices for the emperors. Well, we do not offer sacrifice for others, for the same reason that we do not for ourselves — namely, that your gods are not at all the objects of our worship. So we are accused of sacrilege and treason.
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