Book I
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Book I is the opening section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, laying foundational arguments about God, religion, and pagan error.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book I canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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theological work ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Roman intellectuals
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educated pagans ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
existence of one true God
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rational basis of Christian faith ⓘ unity of God ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Constantine I
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surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| author | Lactantius ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | Book I of VI ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| criticizes |
idolatry
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immorality of pagan myths ⓘ pagan superstition ⓘ |
| discusses |
concept of true wisdom
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divine revelation ⓘ human ignorance of God ⓘ relationship between philosophy and religion ⓘ |
| genre | Christian apologetics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Latin Christian theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Christian apologists ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
introduction to Christian doctrine
ⓘ
refutation of non-Christian religions ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
error of false gods
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vera religio (true religion) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laysFoundationFor | subsequent books of Divine Institutes ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| opposes |
polytheistic cults
ⓘ
traditional Roman religion ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Divine Institutes ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Late Antique philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Middle Platonism
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Stoicism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first book ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
critique of pagan religion
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divine providence ⓘ error of polytheism ⓘ nature of God ⓘ true religion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| workStructureRole | foundational arguments ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Divinae Institutiones
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surface form:
Liber Primus (Divinae Institutiones)
|
| workType | apologetic treatise ⓘ |
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