Tertullian's Scriptural Exegesis in de praescriptione haereticorum
Tertullian's de praescriptione haereticorum is one of his most important treatises with regard to the exegesis of Scripture. However, the hermeneutical principles he presented in it were not part of a systematic and theoretical overview. They were specific to one context: what it was that could...
| Published in: | Journal of early Christian studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2006
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Journal of early Christian studies
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| Summary: | Tertullian's de praescriptione haereticorum is one of his most important treatises with regard to the exegesis of Scripture. However, the hermeneutical principles he presented in it were not part of a systematic and theoretical overview. They were specific to one context: what it was that could distinguish proper from heretical use of the Scriptures. For Tertullian, one could judge the validity of a scriptural interpretation by its conformity with the regula fidei. A rhetorical reading of de praescriptione haereticorum will reveal much about the way in which Tertullian approached the Scriptures and will confirm the contextual nature of the arguments within it. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2006.0032 |