Tertullian A Historical and Literary Study

Tertullian lived and wrote in Roman Carthage during the reigns of Septimus Severus (193-211) and his son Caracalla (211-217). His voluminous tracts and pamphlets reveal the atmosphere of early Christianity in an era of persecution. The author sets Tertullian's writings within a chronological and historical framework, then uses them to interpret Tertullian's intellectial development, his reaction to the society in which he lived, and his place in Latin literature.Barnes, Timothy D. is the author of 'Tertullian A Historical and Literary Study', published 1985 under ISBN 9780198143628 and ISBN 0198143621.