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Jul 20, 1998 · Tertullian (born c. 155/160, Carthage [now in Tunisia]—died after 220, Carthage) was an important early Christian theologian, polemicist, and moralist who, as the initiator of ecclesiastical Latin, was instrumental in shaping the vocabulary and thought of Western Christianity.
Tertullian (/ t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n /; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 – c. 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. [2] [3] He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature and was an early Christian apologist and a ...
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Tertullian is the church father who more than any other has been taken to epitomise the anti-intellectualism of the early Church. Tertullian wrote: For philosophy is the material of the world’s wisdom, the rash interpreter of the nature and dispensation of God. Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy….
Tertullian was born in Carthage in the Roman province of Africa, present Tunisia, approximately 155-160 CE. Carthage at that time was second only to Rome as a cultural and educational center in the West, and Tertullian received an exceptional education in grammar, rhetoric, literature, philosophy, and law. Little is known of his early life.
Feb 5, 2019 · Tertullian, Latin language writer born in Carthage (today Tunisia). 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. His works significantly impacted the early church, giving ...
Shortly after Irenaeus of Lyons had established a definition for orthodoxy, “scriptural and apostolic,” Tertullian rose to prominence. An adult convert to Christianity, he was the son of a Roman centurion in the Carthage vicinity who had some wealth, making Tertullian a scion of privilege. As a boy he was well-educated and (tradition claims ...
Jul 5, 2016 · One of the most helpful works of Tertullian’s pen is The Apology, which he wrote around AD 200. Tertullian addressed this work to the rulers of the Roman Empire to demonstrate that they, while calling themselves just, were acting unjustly toward Christians. Although ancient, there are many parallels between our ancient Roman brothers and ...
