De Opificio Dei
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De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Opificio Dei, sive de Opificio Hominis | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological treatise
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Latin prose work ⓘ early Christian work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | defend Christian doctrine using philosophical argument ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
De Opificio Dei
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surface form:
De Opificio Dei, sive de Opificio Hominis
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| approximateDate | c. 303–313 AD ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church Fathers
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surface form:
Latin Church Fathers
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| audience |
Christian intellectuals
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educated pagan readers ⓘ |
| author | Lactantius ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 4th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
immortality of the soul
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moral order of the universe ⓘ relationship between body and soul ⓘ wisdom of the Creator ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
divine providence
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rational design of the human body ⓘ teleology of creation ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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theological philosophy ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslations |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Constantinian Christianity ⓘ |
| inChristianTradition | patristic literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cicero
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classical Roman rhetoric ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
creation of the world
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human nature ⓘ nature of God ⓘ |
| partOf | Lactantius's theological corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Middle Platonism
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Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Divinae Institutiones ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Western Christianity
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surface form:
Latin Christian theology
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| titleTranslation |
On the Creation (De opificio mundi)
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surface form:
On the Workmanship of God
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| usesMethod |
natural theology
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philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
| workStructure | single treatise ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De Opificio Dei, sive de Opificio Hominis