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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. He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature and was an early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy, including contemporary Christian Gnosticism. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity", as well as "the founder of ...
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.He is one of the Latin Apologists of the 2nd century.. Life. Knowledge of the life of Tertullian is based almost wholly on documents written by men living more than a century after him and from obscure references in ...
Feb 5, 2019 · Tertullian’s ideas had a direct impact on men like Athanasius and Augustine as well as other church fathers and the councils they influenced. According to church tradition, Tertullian lived to an advanced age. His last writings are dated around A.D. 220, although some suppose he may have lived until A.D. 240. Sources "Tertullian." Who’s Who in Christian History (pp. 665–666).
Jul 17, 2020 · Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus was born about 150 AD in Carthage, North Africa, the city considered second in importance only to Rome in his time. His father was the captain of a Roman legion and provided Tertullian with the education and training to become a lawyer. When he was about 40, Tertullian was converted to Christianity.
Jun 13, 2023 · Tertullian latin texts, translations, editions, bibliography, links, manuscripts, text criticism, early christians, fathers The Tertullian Project A collection of material ancient and modern about the ancient Christian Latin writer Tertullian and his writings.
May 29, 2018 · Tertullian >The North African theologian and apologist Tertullian (ca. 160-ca. 220) was >the founder of Latin Christian theology. The first major Christian writer to >use the Latin language [1], he gave to Latin Christian thought a decidedly >legal stamp.
Tertullian , (born c. 155/160, Carthage—died after 220, Carthage), Early Christian theologian and moralist. Educated in Carthage, he became impressed by the courage, morality, and uncompromising monotheism of Christian martyrs, and he converted to Christianity. He became a leading member of the African church and one of the early Apologists.
Tertullian. Tertullian (ca. 150-225), classified as one of the early church fathers, was a notable early Christian apologist.He was born in the city of Carthage in North Africa. Both of his parents were pagan, and his father was a centurion. Tertullian received a thorough education in the knowledge of the Romans and the Greeks, and he apparently practiced law in Rome before his return to Carthage and conversion.
Early Life. Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, known as Tertullian (tur-TUHL-yuhn), left a strong mark on the history of Latin literature and exercised more influence than anyone but Saint ...
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.
