Eric Francis Osborn (1922–2007)
Auteur de Irenaeus of Lyons
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The Bible, the word in the world 4 exemplaires
The Bible: The Word in the World 1 exemplaire
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- Nom canonique
- Osborn, Eric Francis
- Nom légal
- Osborn, Eric Francis
- Date de naissance
- 1922-12-09
- Date de décès
- 2007-05
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australien
- Lieu de naissance
- Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australien
- Lieux de résidence
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australien
- Professions
- Professor of New Testament and Early Church History
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- Œuvres
- 13
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- 2
- Membres
- 170
- Popularité
- #125,474
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 30
- Langues
- 2
Osborn directs our attention also to the fact that Tertullian did not reject philosophy or "Greek rationalism in favor of unreasoning faith," as his famous quote – "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem" (p.28) – might seem to suggest. Rather Tertullian always provided and demanded a reasonable explanation for one's beliefs and valued Christianity as the "better philosophy" (p.33).
In the first 4 chapters, Osborn covers Tertullian's methodology and in the remaining 7 chapters, he discusses Tertullians defense of Christianity in light of his methodology, especially paradox. In the last chapter, he offers a concluding observation.
This book is a need fun read for those reading Tertullian's works to better grasp his ideas and meaning.… (plus d'informations)