De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
Arguing that heretical sects have no legitimate claim to interpret scripture because they stand outside the historical chain of apostolic teaching, Tertullian establishes a procedural argument, borrowed from Roman legal practice, that would shape Christian arguments against dissent for centuries.
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