1675 – Works of Tertullian | Early Church Fathers – Pagan vs. Christians

Tertullian was a 2nd-century early Christian church author and apologist. His works helped establish Western theology and early Church doctrine, especially those that spoke out against heresy. He is perhaps most famous for being the first Latin writer to use the term ‘trinity’ in reference to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Tertullian emphatically defended Christianity against pagans as well as defended ‘freedom of religion’ as human right unable to be taken away. One of his important apologetics was an anti-Jewish treatise to counteract Gnosticism and other philosophically based doctrines.

These defenses, along with other works, are collected in this 1675 Latin folio edition, collected and edited by Nicolas Rigault.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Q. Septimii Florentis Tertulliani Opera : ad vetustissimorum exemplarium fidem sedulo emendata
• Author(s): Tertullian
• Contributor(s): Nicolas Rigault (Editor)
• Publisher: Lutetiae Parisiorum, apud Petrum le Petit, Edmundum Couterot, et Carolum Angot
• Edition: 1675 edition
• Binding: Leather
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Size:  15.75 in x 10.5 in (40 cm x 27 cm)
• Collation: [64], 735, [1] p
• Contents Include:
  • Apologeticum
  • Ad Nationes
  • Adversus Marcionem
  • Adversus Judaeos
  • De Praescriptione Haereticorum
  • De Carne Christi
  • Other treatises attributed to Tertullian

Condition:

Very Good. Restored leather binding with original boards, firm hinges, tight text block, and complete pages with steady age toning. No loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• Large Latin folio of a major early Christian writer
• Useful for collectors of patristic and early theological material

Item Number: # 29735