Early Latin theology: selections from Tertullian, Cyprian, Ambrose, and JeromeStanley Lawrence Greenslade |
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... allowed myself more freedom ; and I regret my inability to reproduce the majority of Tertullian's puns and plays on words . Cyprian's rhetoric is of a different kind : diffuse , exuberant , repetitive . He prefers two words to one , and ...
... allowed myself more freedom ; and I regret my inability to reproduce the majority of Tertullian's puns and plays on words . Cyprian's rhetoric is of a different kind : diffuse , exuberant , repetitive . He prefers two words to one , and ...
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... allowed to claim the Church's Scriptures . The only way they could prove any claim would be to show that their communities - if any are stable enough - are churches with an historical continuity from the apostles . If the Gnostics do ...
... allowed to claim the Church's Scriptures . The only way they could prove any claim would be to show that their communities - if any are stable enough - are churches with an historical continuity from the apostles . If the Gnostics do ...
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... allowed equal rights of denial and affirmation and an equal status . As a result he will go away from the argument even more uncertain than before , not know- ing which he is to count as heresy . The heretics too can retort these ...
... allowed equal rights of denial and affirmation and an equal status . As a result he will go away from the argument even more uncertain than before , not know- ing which he is to count as heresy . The heretics too can retort these ...
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... allowed to understand . Was anything hidden from Peter , the rock 42 on which the Church was to be built , Peter who was given the keys of the kingdom of heaven and authority to bind and loose in heaven and on earth ? Was any- thing ...
... allowed to understand . Was anything hidden from Peter , the rock 42 on which the Church was to be built , Peter who was given the keys of the kingdom of heaven and authority to bind and loose in heaven and on earth ? Was any- thing ...
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... allowed to mutter . 25. But , as I said before , it is just as demented to allow that the apostles were in no respect ignorant and did not differ in their preaching , and yet to have it that they did not reveal everything to all alike ...
... allowed to mutter . 25. But , as I said before , it is just as demented to allow that the apostles were in no respect ignorant and did not differ in their preaching , and yet to have it that they did not reveal everything to all alike ...
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altar Altar of Victory Ambrose apostles apostolic succession Arian asked authority Auxentius baptism baptized basilica believe bishop brethren brother called Carthage catholic Christ Christian Church command communion condemned confession confessors consecrated Council Cyprian death demons devil disciples discipline divine doctrine emperor enemy episcopal evil faith Father give Gnostics God's Gospel grace Gratian hand heathen heaven heresy heretics Holy Spirit honour idolatry idols Irenaeus Jerome Jews John judge keep kiss Letter live Lord Jesus Lord's Luke Marcion Matt Maximus means Milan mind ministry Montanism Montanist Novatian Novatianists once pagan Palladius Paul peace Peter preached presbyters priest Priscillian prophets punishment received Roman Rome sacrifice salvation schism Scripture seek sent servants sins soul speak synagogue teaching temple Tert Tertullian thee Theodosius things thou translate true truth unity unto Valentinian Valentinus virgin whole words worship
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Page 334 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 319 - For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace; as in all churches of the saints.
Page 351 - And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest...
Page 131 - Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Page 382 - Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2.
Page 133 - For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God ; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof : from such turn away.
Page 123 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 375 - O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
Page 364 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to Angels, and to men.
Page 319 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
References to this book
The Lord's Prayer Through North African Eyes: A Window Into Early Christianity Michael Joseph Brown No preview available - 2004 |