Select Works of Tertullian and Minucius Felix (2 vols.)

by Tertullian; Minucius Felix

Publishers:

Harvard University Press; William Heinemann

, 1931

Overview

Discover the history of Latin Christendom with two of the first Christian apologists in The Select Works of Tertullian and Minucius Felix. Examine original Latin text alongside its English translation as you study Latin Christendom, its core beliefs, ethics, and the cultural forces of the time. In both Apology and De Spectaculis, Tertullian discusses the life of the time and the influences on thinking and writing in the Latin world. Minucius Felix continues the exploration of Latin Christendom in his Octavius, with a discussion of the social and religious conditions in Rome at the end of the second century, including the interactions between Roman and African Christianity.

Key Features

• Loeb Classical Library edition
• Minucius Felix’s “Golden Book,” Octavius
• The history of Latin Christendom from the perspective of its intellectual leaders
• Two works by Tertullian, Apology and De Spectaculis

Product Details

• Title: Select Works of Tertullian and Minucius Felix
• Authors: Tertullian and Minucius Felix
• Translator: Gerald H. Rendall
• Series: Loeb Classical Library
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Volumes: 2
• Pages: 492

About the Authors

Tertullian, (160–225) son of a Roman centurion from North Africa, pursued an education in literature and rhetoric. He practiced law for a while before becoming Christian around the year 197. Shortly after his conversion, Tertullian set himself to defending the Catholic faith against the pagans, as well as heretical Christians.

Minucius Felix was a Roman lawyer and one of the earliest Christian apologists to write in Latin.