A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
Novatian of Rome
Chapter 1
About this work
A Latin exposition of the rule of faith treating God the Father, Christ’s divinity and humanity, and the Holy Spirit while arguing against several rival theological positions.
- Author
- Novatian of Rome
- Traditional attribution
- Tertullian or Cyprian (in earlier transmission)
- Date
- c. AD 240–250
- Origin
- Rome
- Genre
- Theological Treatise
Chapter I. Argument.—Novatian, with the View of Treating of the Trinity, Sets Forth from the Rule of Faith that We Should First of All Believe in God the Father and Lord Omnipotent, the Absolute Founder of All Things. The Works of Creation are Beautifully Described. Man’s Free-Will is Asserted; God’s Mercy in Inflicting Penalty on Man is Shown; The Condition After Death of the Souls of the Righteous and Unrighteous is Determined.
The Rule of truth requires that