Publisher's Synopsis
Liber secundus Ad Nationes a Tertulliano scriptus est, qui est una ex principibus scriptoribus Christianis saeculi tertii. In hoc libro, Tertullianus respondet argumentis Gentilium, qui accusabant Christianos de atheismo, impietate, et infamia. Tertullianus defendit Christianorum fidem et mores, et ostendit quod Christiani non solum non sunt impii, sed etiam sunt exempla virtutis et honestatis. Inter alia, Tertullianus explicat quomodo Christiani colunt Deum, quomodo vivunt in mundo, et quomodo sperant in futurum. Liber secundus Ad Nationes est una ex operibus Tertulliani, quae adhuc habentur et leguntur a Christianis et non-Christianis eodem modo.If I must touch on their nuptial duties, there is Afterenda whose appointed function is to see to the offering of the dower; but fie on you! you have your Mutunus(2) and Tutunus and Pertunda(3) and Subigus and the goddess Prema and likewise Perfica.(4) O spare yourselves, ye impudent gods! No one is present at the secret struggles of married life. Those very few persons who have a wish that way, go away and blush for very shame in the midst of their joy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
