Tertullian Essay

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Tertullian, the son of a Roman Centurion out of North Africa was considered to be among the most influential of the early Latin theologians. Although he was recognized as a steadfast proponent of the purity of Christian doctrine and as a tireless enemy of heresy and paganism; many of the details of his life are open to speculation and have been reconstructed by scholars through his literary works. Because of these works, Tertullian is thought of by most scholars as one of the forefathers for early Christian customs and quite possibly the spread of early Christianity.

Tertullian
Tertullian was born in the ancient city of Carthage sometime between 155 and 160 A. D. Tertullian obtained a superior education; including literary, rhetorical, and legal training, and lived most of his life in Carthage. Tertullian is thought of by most scholars, to be the first theologian to develop a clear doctrine of the Trinity. Tertullian’s doctrine of the Trinity was; a divine “substance” expressed in three distinct but substantively undifferentiated “person”-Father, Logos-Son and Holy Spirit. ...

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