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Tertullian and the Unborn Child
Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective
Taschenbuch von Julian Barr
Sprache: Englisch

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Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving Latin author to consider the unborn child in detail. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Tertullian's attitude towards the foetus and embryo. Examining Tertullian's works in light of Roman literary and social history, Julian Barr proposes that Tertullian's comments on the unborn should be read as rhetoric ancillary to his primary arguments. Tertullian's engagement in the art of rhetoric also explains his tendency towards self-contradiction. He argued that human existence began at conception in some treatises and not in others. Tertullian's references to the unborn hence should not be plucked out of context, lest they be misread. Tertullian borrowed, modified, and discarded theories of ensoulment according to their usefulness for individual treatises. So long as a single work was internally consistent, Tertullian was satisfied. He elaborated upon previous Christian traditions and selectively borrowed from ancient embryological theory to prove specific theological and moral points. Tertullian was more influenced by Roman custom than he would perhaps have admitted, since the contrast between pagan and Christian attitudes on abortion was more rhetorical than real.
Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving Latin author to consider the unborn child in detail. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Tertullian's attitude towards the foetus and embryo. Examining Tertullian's works in light of Roman literary and social history, Julian Barr proposes that Tertullian's comments on the unborn should be read as rhetoric ancillary to his primary arguments. Tertullian's engagement in the art of rhetoric also explains his tendency towards self-contradiction. He argued that human existence began at conception in some treatises and not in others. Tertullian's references to the unborn hence should not be plucked out of context, lest they be misread. Tertullian borrowed, modified, and discarded theories of ensoulment according to their usefulness for individual treatises. So long as a single work was internally consistent, Tertullian was satisfied. He elaborated upon previous Christian traditions and selectively borrowed from ancient embryological theory to prove specific theological and moral points. Tertullian was more influenced by Roman custom than he would perhaps have admitted, since the contrast between pagan and Christian attitudes on abortion was more rhetorical than real.
Über den Autor

Julian Barr is a research fellow at the University of Queensland, where he completed his PhD in classics. He tutors ancient history and classical languages. His research interests include early Christianity, ancient medicine, and the Roman family.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Rhetoric and the Unborn

Chapter 2: The Christian Context

Chapter 3: Tertullian's Understanding of Prenatal Biology

Chapter 4: The Pagan Context

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780367595340
ISBN-10: 0367595346
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barr, Julian
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Julian Barr
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,327 kg
Artikel-ID: 128401105
Über den Autor

Julian Barr is a research fellow at the University of Queensland, where he completed his PhD in classics. He tutors ancient history and classical languages. His research interests include early Christianity, ancient medicine, and the Roman family.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Rhetoric and the Unborn

Chapter 2: The Christian Context

Chapter 3: Tertullian's Understanding of Prenatal Biology

Chapter 4: The Pagan Context

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780367595340
ISBN-10: 0367595346
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barr, Julian
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Julian Barr
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,327 kg
Artikel-ID: 128401105
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