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De Carne Christi (c. 203–206, 'On the Flesh of Christ ') is a polemical work by Tertullian against the Gnostic Docetism of Marcion, Apelles, Valentinus and Alexander. It purports that the body of Christ was a real human body, born from the virginal body of Mary , but not by way of human procreation.
Credo quia absurdum is a Latin phrase that means "I believe because it is absurd", originally misattributed to Tertullian in his De Carne Christi.It is believed to be a paraphrasing of Tertullian's "prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est" which means "it is completely credible because it is unsuitable", or "certum est, quia impossibile" which means "it is certain because it is impossible".
De Carne Christi (English: On the Body of Christ) (c. 206) by Tertullian; Contra Celsum (English: Against Celsus) (c. 248) by Origen of Alexandria [5] De viris illustribus (English: On Illustrious Men) (c.392-3) by Jerome; Apology Against Rufinus (402) by Jerome; On the Consolation of Philosophy (524) by Boethius
Scant reliable evidence exists regarding Tertullian's life; most knowledge comes from passing references in his own writings. Roman Africa was famous as the home of orators, and that influence can be seen in his writing style with its archaisms or provincialisms, its glowing imagery and its passionate temper.
Absurdism is a concept in philosophy related to the notion of absurdity. The term absurdity has been used throughout history regarding foolishness and extremely poor reasoning to form beliefs. [ 4 ] In Aristophanes ' 5th century BC comedy The Wasps , his protagonist Philocleon learned the "absurdities" of Aesop's Fables , considered to be ...
Philosophy and theology shape the concepts and self-understanding of canon law as the law of both a human organization and as a supernatural entity, since the Catholic Church believes that Jesus Christ instituted the church by direct divine command, while the fundamental theory of canon law is a meta-discipline of the "triple relationship ...
Communicatio idiomatum (Latin: communication of properties) is a Christological [a] concept about the interaction of deity and humanity in the person of Jesus Christ.It maintains that in view of the unity of Christ's person, his human and divine attributes and experiences might properly be referred to his other nature so that the theologian may speak of "the suffering of God".
Philosophia Christi is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Evangelical Philosophical Society with the support of Biola University. It covers philosophical issues in the fields of apologetics , ethics , theology , and religion from an evangelical perspective and publishes articles, philosophical notes, and book reviews .