Interpretation and reception
The Soul’s Testimony
Tertullian
Argues that bodily restoration is required for personal judgment and treats ordinary language about dead people as involuntary testimony to continued existence. Distinct from his larger Treatise on the Soul.
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Edition and location
S. Thelwall, ANF 3 (1885); New Advent revision
Chapter 4, opening argument and funeral-language examples