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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol 3
(Ante-Nicene Fathers #3)
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This edition of the Early Church Fathers series has been optimized for use on the Kindle with a hierarchical Table of Contents that minimizes the number of page turns required to locate a section of the volume. This edition is among the most accurate electronic editions available, but Hebrew characters do not display on the Kindle.
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Tertullian, the North African church father who wrote from the 190s to the 210s dominates this volume. He was the first church father to write in Latin, and his writings cover many topics. His Apology is the best place to start and from there move on to warnings against idolatry (The Shows, On Idolatry), practical topics (On Baptism, On Prayer) and heavier theology (Against Marcion, Against Praxeas).
Jul 14, 2019
Nelson Banuchi
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Thus far, the more interesting and insightful of the previous two volumes. In this third volume of the ante-nicene fathers of the early Christian Latin community, Tertullian handles the doctrines thoroughly and in minute details; there is much meat in Tertullian to chew on and digest and there seems to be nothing left unsaid in his teachings here recorded, and also in his many refutations of the various heresies that were disseminated in his day.
This is not at all a quick read (718 pages not inc ...more
This is not at all a quick read (718 pages not inc ...more
Good LORD these volumes take forever to finish. I mean, theoretically I read 10 pages/day, and the whole thing should take me no more than 70-some odd days. But in the real world, 1) I get busy and don't always have time to knock out 10 pages/day; 2) each page is double-columned, so 10 pages is really 20 pages; 3) this isn't always the most thrilling writing; 4) this isn't always the most useful writing-- though 3) and 4) should probably be following by a ton of caveats (which I won't).
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Apr 02, 2012
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My undergraduate thesis having been about the scholarly debates concerning the origins of gnosticism, I jumped at opportunities to pursue the study later on while at seminary in New York City. There, at UTS, I had two professors who were expert in the field: Cyril Richardson and Elaine Pagels.
Dr. Richardson was elderly and my conversations with him were confined to in- and after-class hours. Pagels, however, was one of my girlfriend's favorite professors at Barnard College down the street and, t ...more
Dr. Richardson was elderly and my conversations with him were confined to in- and after-class hours. Pagels, however, was one of my girlfriend's favorite professors at Barnard College down the street and, t ...more
Tertullian is a must read among the ante-Nicene Fathers. He's easy to understand, but a little too verbose, and perhaps even redundant in his apologetics. Recommended!
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Tertullian...the best of authors, the worst of authors. Terribly thorough in walking through every possible iteration of his argument, which makes for full defenses, but painstakingly LONG defenses. You never know where one of those Montanist dragons is going to pop up and wheeze its smokey sludge all over the place. And despite frequent acknowledgements of "don't add or remove" from Scripture, he still manages to promote several extra-Biblical practices as "necessary" disciplines and give the e
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May 02, 2013
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Yet again I find it nearly impossible to review this book. The writing is awkward in English translation, as is unavoidable for works such as this. The theology is a little less convoluted and bogged down by gnostic gospel stuff. I have to admit that I skimmed the pages a lot more in this one than when I first started this challenge so I don't remember a lot about it. The way access to the PDF version is still a strong selling point for anyone interested in the text.
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Some great stuff in here on heresy, holiness, rhetoric, patience, and the person and work of Jesus.
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| Reading the Churc...: Part I. Apologetic | 37 | 13 | Apr 19, 2017 08:59AM | |
| Reading the Churc...: Part II. Anti-Marcion | 3 | 10 | Apr 04, 2017 11:44PM | |
| Reading the Churc...: * Reading Schedule and Text | 1 | 17 | Mar 19, 2017 08:53PM |
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