Download or read book Tertullian Concerning the Resurrection of the Flesh (Classic Reprint) written by A. Souter and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tertullian Concerning the Resurrection of the Flesh The choice of further works of Tertullian as subjects for translation in this series was determined by the list of the more important works of Tertullian given by Dr. Swete in his Patristic Study (London, 1902), p. 145. Among these appears the De Carnis Resurrectione; and certainly, whether it be considered from the point of view of subject-matter or of style, it is one of the most significant and valuable of its author's writings. At the present time its reading may be especially commended to the bereaved, at least to such of them as value Scripture teaching, as being likely to afford them much more solid comfort than they will get from spiritualistic seances. In this work, composed with great care, Tertullian shows more traces of rhetorical training than usual (cf. c. 5). In the wonderful c. 12 he even blossoms into poetry. I cannot name a more suitable introduction to the study of his works than this De Carnis Resurrectione. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."