Ad Demetrianum
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Ad Demetrianum is a Christian apologetic treatise by the 3rd-century North African bishop Cyprian of Carthage, addressing a pagan official’s criticisms of Christianity and defending the faith amid Roman persecutions and plagues.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic treatise
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Latin Christian literature ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresseeDescription | pagan Roman official ⓘ |
| addresses | Demetrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| argumentStyle |
didactic
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polemical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cyprianic corpus
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Latin Patristic literature ⓘ |
| author | Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | read among early Latin Christians ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 3rd century ⓘ |
| genre | apologetics ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
3rd-century plagues in the Roman Empire
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Roman imperial persecutions of Christians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical theology
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early Christian martyr tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Roman officials
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pagan critics of Christianity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary treatise ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
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Roman North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Cyprian’s works ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | early Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Patristics
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early Christian studies ⓘ late antique religious history ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Latin Church Father NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | To Demetrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian ethics
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Christian interpretation of plagues and disasters ⓘ Roman persecutions of Christians ⓘ defense of Christianity ⓘ divine justice ⓘ idolatry and pagan worship ⓘ judgment of God ⓘ moral corruption of pagan society ⓘ problem of evil in times of plague ⓘ repentance and conversion ⓘ response to pagan criticisms of Christians ⓘ suffering of the righteous ⓘ |
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