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Tertullian ( / tərˈtʌliən /; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 – c. 220 AD) [1] was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
Jul 20, 1998 · Tertullian, 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 second century.
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.
May 29, 2018 · Tertullian was a literary genius, the greatest Christian writer in the West before St. Augustine and one of the greatest in the whole patristic period. The very characteristics that brought about his downfall contributed to the vigor and highly original quality of his prose.
Jun 13, 2023 · Tertullian latin texts, translations, editions, bibliography, links, manuscripts, text criticism, early christians, fathers.
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.
Feb 11, 2024 · Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, commonly known as Tertullian, was a Christian apologist and author from Carthage. He is known for his extensive writings, and is the first known theologian to use the term “Trinity.” He lived 155-220 CE, and was an early Christian author and apologist.
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.
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 Augustine on...
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.
