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The Octavius of Minucius Felix

Minucius Felix

Chapter 39

About this work

A polished Latin dialogue in which pagan and Christian friends debate providence, Roman religion, accusations against Christians, resurrection, and the philosophical credibility of Christian monotheism.

Author: Minucius Felix
Date: Late 2nd or early 3rd century
Origin: Rome or North Africa
Genre: Dialogue

The work’s date relative to Tertullian and the author’s geographical setting remain debated.

Chapter XXXIX.—Argument: When Octavius Had Finished This Address, Minucius and Cæcilius Sate for Some Time in Attentive and Silent Wonder. And Minucius Indeed Kept Silence in Admiration of Octavius, Silently Revolving What He Had Heard.

When Octavius had brought his speech to

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a

close

,

for

some

time

we

were

struck

into

silence

,

and

held

our

countenances

fixed

in

attention

and

as

for

me

,

I

was

lost

in

the

greatness

of

my

admiration

,

that

he

had

so

adorned

those

things

which

it

is

easier

to

feel

than

to

say

,

both

by

arguments

and

by

examples

,

and

by

authorities

derived

from

reading

;

and

that

he

had

repelled

the

malevolent

objectors

with

the

very

weapons

of

the

philosophers

with

which

they

are

armed

,

and

had

moreover

shown

the

truth

not

only

as

easy

,

but

also

as

agreeable

.