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The Apology

Defends Christians under Roman suspicion and argues that persecution is unjust, irrational, and morally inconsistent.

Tertullianc. AD 1972nd century

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Overview

Category
Ante-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Apology
Tradition
Western
Region
North Africa
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

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This text is represented here through direct Latin witness material associated with Tertullian and its circulation in North Africa.

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ApologeticsPublic WitnessMartyrdomChurch and Empire

Controversies

  • Pagan accusations against Christians
  • Imperial persecution

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The Apology