La testimonianza di Tertulliano, "Apologeticum" 9,2-4 sul sacrificio dei bambini nell'ambito del culto di Saturno
The carefully detailed and sometimes artificial structure of Tertullian's argument is explored, bringing out the polemical and apologetic strength of the work, that is actually based on the subject of sacrifice and operates within the dialectic between Rome and emerging Christianity. In Tertull...
| Published in: | Annali di storia dell'esegesi |
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| Format: | Print Review |
| Language: | Italian |
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Ed. Dehoniane
2001
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Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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| Review of: | Apologeticum ;; 9,2-4 / Quintus S. Tertullianus (Ruggiero, Fabio) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens 150-230, Apologeticum
/ Child sacrifice
/ Saturnalia
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| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
B Victim Religion B Apologetics |
| Summary: | The carefully detailed and sometimes artificial structure of Tertullian's argument is explored, bringing out the polemical and apologetic strength of the work, that is actually based on the subject of sacrifice and operates within the dialectic between Rome and emerging Christianity. In Tertullian's text. among the many arguments the apologist uses to absolve his own co-religionists, there is the refusal to carry out the sacrifice of children in the context of the cult of Saturn, which was the main cause unleashing the hostility of the authorities (as well as of ordinary people) towards Christians. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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