Loyola School of Theology
(Ateneo de Manila, Katipunan Ave, Loyola Heights, Q.C.)
Tertullian's Treatise against Hermogenes
Quintus Septimus Florens Tertullianus
Church History
Submitted to:
Fr. Antonio De Castro, SJ
Submitted by:
Marjeo L. Delfin, OMI
October 5, 2007
Chapter I
Introduction
When we think of something original, we think of something that is new, expensive, and innovative. Sometimes originality is coupled with authenticity. Moreover, we also think of its chronological dimension before we consider something as original. Tertullian is someone like whom every theologian would consider as blunt, innovative, authoritative and original. He is described as someone who "laminated fusion of arguments and scriptures in a way which breaks new ground." He is a person with a distinct personality who is known as the first Latin theologian who is known well in the West. He is an innovator who made his own way of saying things by using the common words and......
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