In these firsthand accounts of the early church, the spirit of Pentecost burns with prophetic force through the fog enveloping the modern church. A clear and vibrant faith lives on in these writings, providing a guide for Christians today. Its stark simplicity and revolutionary fervor will stun thos[...]
Tertullian was the first western Christian to write theology, defending Christians against the hostility of the Roman state, as well as arguing against Marcion, Praxeas and theosophical fantasy. A complex thinker, Tertullian has, in the modern era, been rejected by both liberal Christianity and its [...]
How might late second/early third century readings of Paul illuminate our understanding of the first century texts? A close comparison of Tertullian and Paul reveals the former to be both a dubious and a profoundly insightful interpreter of the latter. With growing interest in the field of patristic[...]
These are the only three existing ante-Nicene treatises on the Lord's Prayer. Candidates for baptism in the ancient Church were trained in prayer, a practice that gave rise to a tradition of commentary on the Lord's Prayer. These classic texts became the starting points for many other commentaries. [...]
Von den Kirchenvätern bis zum 20. Jahrhundert stellen die Klassiker der Theologie in zwei Bänden Leben, Werk und Wirkung der herausragenden Denker der großen christlichen Konfessionen dar. Ausgewiesene Sachkenner eröffnen mit diesen Portraits einen vorzüglichen Einblick in unterschiedliche [...]
Tertullians forsvarsskrift fra år 197 e. Kr. består av 50 kapitler der han tilbakeviser angrepene på de kristne og deres tro og forklarer hva kristen tro egentlig består i. Forsvarsskrift for de kristne er en del av serien Vitnesbyrd fra kirkefedrene.[...]
In Ideas on Language in Early Latin Christianity, Tim Denecker investigates, in a comprehensive and systematic way, the views held on the history, diversity and properties of language(s) by Christian Latin authors from Tertullian (b. c.160) to Isidore of Seville (d. 636). This historical period witn[...]