Letter 1106: Just as the emperor is subject to the laws, the law having a life of its own, so a priest is subject to the laws of...
Just as the emperor is subject to the laws, the law having a life of its own, so a priest is subject to the laws of the Lord, the canon being untouchable. [1] [1] The Greek actually says the canon is “apthoggos” meaning that you can’t utter any words of protest against it.
Human translation - Roger Pearse (additional translations)
Latin / Greek Original
Περὶ τῆς τῶν Ιουδαίων αἰχμαλωσίας. ἩΝνίχα τὸν πολυθρύλλητον ἐχεῖνον ναὸν, καὶ τὴν περιθόητον χαὶ πολλοὺς πολέμους ἀναιμαχτὶ νικὴ- σασαν τῶν Ἰουδαίων μητρόπολιν πῦρ ἹΡωμαῖχὸν, διὰ τὸ τετολμῆσθαι ἐν αὐτῇ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ τὰ ἀτόλ- μὴητα, ἔχλινε" τότε δὴ χαὶ αὐτοὶ πανταχοῦ τῆς οἷ- χουμένης αἰχμαλώτων τρόπον διεσπάρησαν. Δυνά-
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Roger Pearse / Tertullian.org.
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