Divine Institutes
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Divine Institutes is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically defends and explains Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic work
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theological treatise → |
| associatedWith |
Constantinian era
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| author |
Lactantius
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| centralClaim |
Christianity is the true philosophy
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pagan religions are false and irrational → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Empire
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| dateWritten |
early 4th century
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| field |
Christian theology
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religious philosophy → |
| genre |
apologetics
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| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II → Book III → Book IV → Book V → Book VI → Book VII → |
| historicalContext |
period of transition from pagan to Christian Roman Empire
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| influenced |
Latin Christian apologetics
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medieval Christian thought → |
| influencedBy |
Christian Scriptures
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Latin philosophical tradition → classical Roman rhetoric → |
| intendedAudience |
Roman pagans
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educated Roman elite → |
| literaryForm |
prose
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| notableFor |
systematic presentation of Christian doctrine in Latin
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use of classical philosophical arguments in Christian apologetics → |
| originalLanguage |
Latin
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| purpose |
defense of Christian doctrine
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explanation of Christian beliefs to a Roman audience → |
| religiousPerspective |
Latin Christian
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| structure |
seven books
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| titleInLatin |
Divinae Institutiones
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| topic |
Christian moral teaching
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Christian theology → critique of pagan religion → divine providence → eschatology → ethics → idolatry → incarnation of Christ → monotheism → nature of God → true worship → |
| workOf |
Lactantius
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Epitome of the Divine Institutes
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basedOn |
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Lactantius
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notableWork |