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Tertullian (Early Church Fathers)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230.13092
EAN: 9780415282314
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415282314
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: July 21, 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Tertullian (c. AD 160 - 225) was one of the first theologians of the Western Church and ranks among the most prominent of the early Latin fathers. His literary output is wide-ranging, and provides an invaluable insight into the Christian Church in the crucial period when the Roman Empire was in decline.
This book is the first accessible introduction in English to Tertullian's works, providing translations of Adversus Iudaeos (Against the Jews), Scorpiace (Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting) and De Verginibus Velandis (On the Veiling of Virgins). These crucial works, together with Geoffrey D. Dunn's comprehensive commentary, illuminate the early church's reaction to paganism, Judaism, Scripture, and its development of a distinctive Christian ethic.
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Rating:  - good translations and helpful overview
I read a copy I borrowed from Notre Dame library and decided to purchase a copy. The introductory material is very well researched and written. Dunn did his PhD on Tertullian and is particularly skilled at writing about Tertullian.
The translations are much, much better than those found in the Ante-Nicene Fathers editions from the 19th century. The first review here on amazon.com gave the translations a low score, but I disagree. They are much more lively than what we used to have ... Read More
Rating:  - New translations of Tertullian
This contains a set of prefaces, and new English translations of Adversus Iudaeos (mercifully without political correctness), Scorpiace, and De Virginibus Velandis.
The book is typeset in a way familiar to all who have ever bought a university textbook. Those are always appalling to read, because they know that people will have to read them, easy to read or not. Shame on you, Routledge, for this.
The prefaces are really useful and provide an up-to-date overview of anglophone ... Read More
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