Tertullian: A Historical and Literary Study - Hardcover

Barnes, Timothy David

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Synopsis

Tertullian lived and wrote in Roman Carthage during the reigns of Septimus Severus (193-211) and his son Caracalla (211-217). His voluminous tracts and pamphlets reveal the atmosphere of early Christianity in an era of persecution. The author sets Tertullian's writings within a chronological and historical framework, then uses them to interpret Tertullian's intellectial development, his reaction to the society in which he lived, and his place in Latin literature.

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About the Author

Timothy D. Barnes is Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto.

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