Eric Francis Osborn (1922–2007)
Autor(a) de Irenaeus of Lyons
About the Author
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Obras por Eric Francis Osborn
The Bible, the word in the world 4 exemplares
The Bible: The Word in the World 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Logos: Festschrift für Luise Abramowski (Logos: Commemoration for Luise Abramowski) (1993) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Osborn, Eric Francis
- Nome legal
- Osborn, Eric Francis
- Data de nascimento
- 1922-12-09
- Data de falecimento
- 2007-05
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Australien
- Local de nascimento
- Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australien
- Locais de residência
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australien
- Ocupações
- Professor of New Testament and Early Church History
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Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 169
- Popularidade
- #126,057
- Avaliação
- 3.5
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 30
- Línguas
- 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.… (mais)