The Sacred Writings of Tertullian (Annotated Edition)Jazzybee Verlag, 2012 - 191 pages "The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. This edition contains the following writings: Introductory Note. The Apology. On Idolatry. The Shows, or De Spectaculis. The Chaplet, or De Corona. To Scapula. Ad Nationes. A Fragment Concerning the Execrable Gods of the Heathen. An Answer to the Jews. The Soul's Testimony. A Treatise on the Soul. The Prescription Against Heretics. The Five Books Against Marcion. Against Hermogenes. Against the Valentinians. On the Flesh of Christ. On the Resurrection of the Flesh. Against Praxeas Scorpiace. Appendix. Against All Heresies. On Repentance. On Baptism. On Prayer. Ad Martyras. The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas. Of Patience. I. On the Pallium. II. On the Apparel of Women. III. On the Veiling of Virgins. IV. To His Wife. V. On Exhortation to Chastity. VI. On Monogamy. VII. On Modesty. VIII. On Fasting. In Opposition to the Psychics. IX. De Fuga in Persecutione. X. Appendix. 1. A Strain of Jonah the Prophet. 2. A Strain of Sodom. 3. Genesis. 4. A Strain of the Judgment of the Lord. 5. Five Books in Reply to Marcion. |
Contents
Ophites Cainites Sethites | |
Carpocrates Cerinthus Ebion Chapter IV Valentinus Ptolemy and Secundus Heracleon | |
Marcus and Colarbasus Chapter VI Cerdo Marcion Lucan Apelles | |
Tatian Cataphrygians Cataproclans Cathaeschinetans Chapter VIII Blastus Two Theodoti Praxeas | |
On Repentance Chapter I Of Heathen Repentance | |
True Repentance a Thing Divine Originated by God and Subject to His Laws | |
Sins May Be Divided into Corporeal and Spiritual Both Equally Subject If Not to Human Yet to Divine Investigation and Punishment | |
Repentance Applicable to All the Kinds of Sin To Be Practised Not Only Nor Chiefly for the Good It Brings But Because God Commands | |
Of Patience | |
The Call of Levi the Publican Christ in Relation to | |
The Precept of Loving Ones Enemies It is as Much | |
Christs Connection with the Creator Shown from | |
From St Lukes Eleventh Chapter Other Evidence | |
Master of the House Has Shut the Door This Judicial Exclusion Will | |
The Parables of the Importunate Widow and of | |
Grandly Described Both in the Old Testament and the | |
with Prophecy Pilate and Herod Barabbas Preferred to Jesus | |
IVVVIVII | |
Ordinances of the Mosaic Law No Proof of Another God The Divine | |
Gods Hiding of Himself and Subsequent Revelation To Marcions | |
Married and Unmarried States Meaning of the Time is Short In | |
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians The Creator | |
Gospel The Justified by Faith Exhorted to Have Peace with | |
Another Foolish Erasure of Marcions Exposed | |
Elucidations | |
Hermogenes Held to His Theory in Order that | |
Meaning of the PhraseIn the Beginning Tertullian | |
The Assumption that There are Two Earths | |
Shapeless Matter an Incongruous Origin for Gods | |
Respecting the Evil in Matter Being Changed to Good | |
Sophia Restrained by Horos Grand Titles Borne by This Last Power | |
An Extravagant Way of Accounting for | |
On the Flesh of Christ | |
Soul Like Ours Distinct from Flesh Though Clothed in | |
The Word of God Did Not Become Flesh Except | |
Elucidations | |
Grace of Christ Towards It The Flesh the Best Means of Displaying | |
Figurative Senses Have Their Foundation in Literal | |
Categorically Assert the Resurrection of the Flesh at the Final | |
Explanation of What is Meant by the Body Which | |
Phrase Which Calls Our Residence in the Flesh Absence from | |
From St Pauls Analogy of the Seed We Learn that | |
Our Various Members Apology for the Necessity Which Heresy | |
the Trinity in Unity Rescued from These Misapprehensions | |
Father He is Not Like the Emanations of Valentinus Separable | |
The Catholic Rule of Faith Expounded in Some of | |
Early Manifestations of the Son of God as Recorded | |
Inconsistency of This Opinion No Less Than Its Absurdity | |
Appendix Against All Heresies | |
Simon Magus Menander Saturninus Basilides Nicolaus the Work Begins as a Fragment | |
Sin Never to Be Returned to After Repentance | |
Baptism Not to Be Presumptously Received It Requires Preceding Repentance Manifested by Amendment of Life | |
Of Repentance in the Case of Such as Have Lapsed After Baptism | |
Examples from Scripture to Prove the Lords Willingness to Pardon | |
Second Repentance is to Be Accompanied | |
On Baptism | |
Baptize | |
Of the Second BaptismWith Blood | |
Of the Power of Conferring Baptism | |
Of the Persons to Whom and the Time When Baptism is to Be Administered | |
Of the Times Most Suitable for Baptism Chapter XX Of Preparation For and Conduct After the Reception of Baptism | |
Elucidation On Prayer | |
General Introduction | |
The First Clause Chapter III The Second Clause | |
The Third Clause Chapter V The Fourth Clause | |
The Fifth Clause | |
The Sixth Clause Chapter VIII The Seventh or Final Clause | |
Recapitulation Chapter X We May Superadd Prayers of Our Own to the Lords Prayer Chapter XI When Praying the Father You are Not to Be Angry ... | |
We Must Be Free Likewise from All Mental Perturbation Chapter XIII Of Washing the Hands | |
Apostrophe Chapter XV Of Putting Off Cloaks Chapter XVI Of Sitting After Prayer | |
Of Elevated Hands Chapter XVIII Of the Kiss of Peace | |
Of Stations Chapter XX Of Womens Dress | |
Of Virgins Chapter XXII Answer to the Foregoing Arguments | |
Of Kneeling | |
Of Place for Prayer Chapter XXV Of Time for Prayer | |
Of the Parting of Brethren Chapter XXVII Of Subjoining a Psalm Chapter XXVIII Of the Spiritual Victim Which Prayer | |
Ad Martyras | |
The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas | |
Imitable Example Thereof | |
Description of Charity Their Connection with Patience | |
ON THE PALLIUM | |
On the Apparel of Women | |
Book II | |
Its Bearing Upon Salvation | |
Observed by Virgins and Women in General | |
Elucidations | |
Continence Further Evidences from Scripture and from Heathenism | |
Marriage with Him Very Different and Much More Hopeful | |
All Things Lawful are Not Expedient | |
Psychic and Spiritualists | |
Teachings He Begins with the Lords Teaching | |
Elucidations | |
Christians | |
Companions of the Apostles and of the | |
Elucidations | |
Gospel the Acts the Epistles and Heathenish Practices | |
Fasting | |
Charges of Heresy And PseudoProphecy | |
Elucidations | |
Elucidations | |
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