{ "item_title" : "Ad Nationes Book I", "item_author" : [" Tertullian "], "item_description" : "Ad Nationes Liber I est opus Tertulliani, scriptoris Christiani et apologetae saeculi tertii, quod ad gentiles directum est. In hoc libro, Tertullianus arguit gentes de idololatria, superstitione, immoraliitate et falsa philosophia, et ostendit veritatem Christianam. Liber I in quinque partes dividitur, quae de Gentium errore, de philosophia, de religione, de auctoritate et de prophetia tractant. Tertullianus argumenta ex Scriptura sacra et ratione humana adhibet, ut gentes ad veritatem Christi ducat. Ad Nationes Liber I est opus significativum apologeticae Christianae et testimonium saeculi tertii.We are indeed said to be the third race of men. What, a dog-faced race?(16) Or broadly shadow-footed?(17) Or some subterranean(18) Antipodes? If you attach any meaning to these names, pray tell us what are the first and the second race, that so we may know something of this third. Psammetichus thought that he had hit upon the ingenious discovery of the primeval man. He is said to have removed certain new-born infants from all human intercourse, and to have entrusted them to a nurse, whom he had previously deprived of her tongue, in order that, being completely exiled from all sound of the human voice, they might form their speech without hearing it; and thus, deriving it from themselves alone, might indicate what that first nation was whose speech was dictated by nature.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.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/265/137/1162651377_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "17.95", "online_price" : "17.95", "our_price" : "17.95", "club_price" : "17.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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