"The Son of God was born: I am not ashamed at this, because it is shameful. The Son of God died: and this is believable, because it is absurd. He was buried and rose: this is certain because it is impossible. But how could these statements be true in the case of Christ if He Himself did not truly... Continue Reading →
In what sense Mary is called “Woman” by Tertullian
"Let us now see whether the apostle also restricts the term to the same meaning it has in Genesis, which applies it to the female sex (cf. Gen 2:23), when he calls the Virgin Mary "woman" (Gal 4:4), just as Genesis called Eve "woman". Writing to the Galatians, he says, "God sent his Son, born... Continue Reading →
Mary the Virgin Earth by Tertullian
"First of all, we need to show the reason why the Son of God had to be born of a Virgin. The initiator of a new birth had to be born in a new way, and Isaiah had predicted that the Lord would give a sign of this. What is that sign? "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her... Continue Reading →