Freedom in Return for a Tribute
Tertullian
Apology 18.6–8
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Hebrews of old they were, who now are Jews; so the books are called Hebrew and the language. But that understanding of their books might not be wanting, the concession was made to Ptolemy by the Jews, and seventy-two interpreters were given to him—men, whom Menedemus, himself a philosopher, champion of belief in Providence, esteemed for their…
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Tertullian
ca. 155–ca. 220
Hailing from Carthage, the prolific author Tertullian wrote histories of the early church and was the first to do so in Latin. He coined the term trinity (trinitas) and is considered the “father of Latin Christianity.” Among his thirty-one extant works is Adversos Iudaeos (Against the Jews), an anti-Jewish treatise.
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