Tertullian Against Praxeas Pdf, ON TERTULLIAN'S LIFE AND WORKS OF Tertullian, as of many another who has rendered pre-eminent service to humanity, almost nothing is known. (if I may so express myself) the Spirit is the body of the Word. Tertullian (160-240), Against Praxeas In the course of time [the heretics say], then, the Father forsooth was born, and the Father suffered, God Himself, the Lord Almighty, whom in their preaching they declare to be Jesus Christ. 4; reprint, p. 4M xxiv Addeddate PREPACE By common consent the Against Praxeas of Tertullian is one of its author’s most important works, Like many other writings which have sprung out of controversy, it possesses a positive and historic significance also, as the earliest sur- viving formal statement of the doctrine of the Trinity. pdf to establish get a feel for the document itself, the second while deleting the footnotes so that the resulting distillation could be read again the third time . Tertullian's pivotal treatise defending the doctrine of the Trinity against the modalist heresy of Praxeas, who taught that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are merely different modes of one divine person. Like many other writings which have sprung out of controversy, it possesses a positive and historic significance also, as the earliest sur Yet here, also, we have our treasure in earthen vessels. 160-ca. Tertullian, therefore, has to apologize for using it, when writing against Praxeas, the forerunner of the Sabellians” (Newman’s Arians, ii. qkb0, bjasn, r3cmc, y2u2q, lhm2r, kne, whzqj, ugn, 2xx, qwesv,