Ad Uxorem

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Ad Uxorem is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian in which he offers moral and theological counsel to his wife, particularly concerning marriage and widowhood.

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instanceOf Christian literature
early Christian treatise
patristic text
work by Tertullian
associatedWith Church Fathers
surface form: Latin Church Fathers

patristic moral teaching
author Tertullian
circulatedIn Western Roman Empire
dateWritten early 3rd century
late 2nd century
discusses conduct of Christian widows
legitimacy of remarriage
moral counsel for spouses
relationship between marriage and holiness
spiritual benefits of continence
theological reasons for marital conduct
ethicalStance encourages continence after widowhood
encourages fidelity in marriage
genre moral exhortation
theological treatise
hasPart Book I
Book II
hasTheologicalFocus ascetic tendencies in marriage
value of celibacy after widowhood
influencedBy Christian ethics
surface form: New Testament ethics

Pauline teaching on marriage
language Latin
literaryForm prose treatise
mainTheme Christian ethics
Christian marriage
remarriage
widowhood
placeOfOrigin Carthage
preservedIn manuscript tradition of Tertullian's works
primaryAddressee Tertullian
surface form: Tertullian's wife
religiousContext early Church
religiousTradition Christianity
studiedIn Christian ethics
historical theology
patristics
textualTradition Latin patristic corpus
theologicalOrientation early Latin Christianity
titleTranslation To His Wife
usedAsSourceFor Tertullian's moral theology
history of Christian attitudes to remarriage
history of early Christian views on marriage

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Tertullian notableWork Ad Uxorem