The Octavius Of Minucius Felix - Couverture souple

Felix, Minucius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1162703598 ISBN 13 : 9781162703596

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Octavius of Minucius Felix is a work of early Christian apologetics written by the Roman lawyer and Christian convert Minucius Felix in the 2nd century AD. The book is a dialogue between two characters, Octavius and Caecilius, discussing the merits of Christianity and defending it against the accusations of pagans. Octavius, a Christian, argues that Christianity is a superior religion to paganism, citing its moral teachings, its monotheistic belief in one God, and its promise of eternal life. Caecilius, a pagan, challenges Octavius' arguments, but ultimately fails to refute them. The book is notable for its sophisticated arguments and its portrayal of early Christian beliefs and practices. It is considered a valuable source of information on early Christianity and a significant work of early Christian literature.""Although to you, Marcus my brother, the subject on which especially we are inquiring is not in doubt, inasmuch as, being carefully informed in both kinds of life, you have rejected the one and assented to the other, yet in file present case your mind must be so fashioned that you may hold the balance of a most just judge, nor lean with a disposition to one side (more than another), lest your decision may seem not to arise so much from our arguments, as to be originated from your own perceptions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Waltzing (1912) in the Teubner series. In a few instances, an emendation has been adopted, where his reading seemed to admit of no satisfactory rendering. For the rearrangement of part of the matter in xxii.-xxiv. see his Studio, Minuciana. The amount of literature which has grown up round this extremely interesting little work, especially during the last fifty years, may almost without exaggeration be called enormous, considering the shortness of the original about 13,000 words. Within the present limits it was impossible to give an exhaustive list of such treatises and articles, but one will be found in Waltzing s Bibliography (see I ntrod. i), which contains the names of no fewer than 150 scholars who have written on the subject.1 In preparing the translation, the variorum edition in Migne s Patrologia Cursus, and those of Holden and Leonard have been consulted throughout. Waltzing s Commentary and special Lexicon have unfortunately not been available. 1S ee also Introduction to the Teubner
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1162703598
• ISBN 13: 9781162703596
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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