How Do I Find the Christ?

GA 182/1918-10-16/p046 ·1918-10-16 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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These three points approximately represent the avowed conviction of Tertullian. Out of this conviction came his words: ‘The Son of God was crucified; I am not ashamed because men must needs be ashamed of it. And the Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd.’ Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est. This sentence is to be found in De Carne Christi.[^7] Thirdly: ‘And He was buried’, says Tertullian, ‘and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.’

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