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The rule of faith: Getting the jigsaw puzzle right.

Both Irenaeus and Tertullian address the issue of "the rule of faith" in a context where they fight adversaries or heretics. The argument of both writers reaches a climax when they point out how cento-writers composed new stories or texts by lifting lines verbatim from classical epics. Thus, they ke...

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Published in:Studia Theologica Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 22 - 40
Main Author: Sandnes, Karl Olav
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2023
Subjects:
Jigsaw puzzles
Bible
Faith
Analogy
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