Lactantius's Divine Institutes
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gptkb:Christian_apologetic_work
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Divinae_Institutiones
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Lactantius
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| gptkbp:contains |
critique of pagan religions
arguments for monotheism discussion of justice and virtue refutation of Greek and Roman philosophy |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
early 4th century
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| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
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| gptkbp:genre |
apologetics
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Early Christian theology
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
systematic presentation of Christian doctrine
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| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
7
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:purpose |
defend Christianity against pagan criticism
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| gptkbp:significance |
one of the earliest attempts at a systematic exposition of Christian theology
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Christianity
Pagan philosophy |
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gptkb:Chaldaean_Sibyl
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8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lactantius's Divine Institutes
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