Adversus Valentinianos
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Adversus Valentinianos is an early Christian polemical treatise, traditionally attributed to Tertullian, that attacks and refutes the doctrines of the Valentinian Gnostic movement.
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Target entity: Adversus Valentinianos Context triple: [De Praescriptione Haereticorum, relatedWorkByAuthor, Adversus Valentinianos]
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Adversus Praxean
Adversus Praxean is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against the modalist teachings of Praxeas and articulates a distinct Trinitarian theology.
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Bellum Batonianum
Bellum Batonianum was a major uprising of the Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD, which severely challenged Roman control in the Balkans.
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Dei Sub Numine Viget
Dei Sub Numine Viget is the Latin motto of Princeton University, traditionally translated as “Under God’s Power She Flourishes.”
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Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
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Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Adversus Valentinianos Target entity description: Adversus Valentinianos is an early Christian polemical treatise, traditionally attributed to Tertullian, that attacks and refutes the doctrines of the Valentinian Gnostic movement.
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A.
Adversus Praxean
Adversus Praxean is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against the modalist teachings of Praxeas and articulates a distinct Trinitarian theology.
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B.
Bellum Batonianum
Bellum Batonianum was a major uprising of the Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD, which severely challenged Roman control in the Balkans.
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C.
Dei Sub Numine Viget
Dei Sub Numine Viget is the Latin motto of Princeton University, traditionally translated as “Under God’s Power She Flourishes.”
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D.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
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E.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic work
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Latin theological text ⓘ early Christian polemical treatise ⓘ |
| affirms |
goodness of creation
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incarnation of Christ ⓘ unity of God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | North African Christianity ⓘ |
| author | Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | Latin West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Valentinian teachers
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Valentinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques | Valentinian exegesis of Scripture ⓘ |
| describes |
Pleroma according to Valentinians
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Valentinian myth of emanations ⓘ |
| field | patristics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
refutation of Gnostic cosmology
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refutation of Gnostic myth ⓘ refutation of Gnostic soteriology ⓘ |
| genre | polemical literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
source for knowledge of Valentinian Gnosticism
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witness to early Christian heresiology ⓘ |
| influenced | later anti-Gnostic polemics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gnosticism
NERFINISHED
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Valentinianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Valentinian Gnostic movement
NERFINISHED
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Valentinian doctrine ⓘ |
| partOf | Tertullianic corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Adversus Marcionem
NERFINISHED
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De Praescriptione Haereticorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | early Church debates on heresy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
New Testament
NERFINISHED
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
early Christian studies
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history of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
critique of heresy
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defense of apostolic faith ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 3rd century
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late 2nd century ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
philosophical argumentation
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rhetorical invective ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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