The sources of De Carne Christi

1. Tertullian 3 authority · 1 extended 4 citations

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   The author explicitly refers to a prior treatise of his own on prescription against heresies as already establishing certain rules.

   But we have already used such rules of prescription more fully elsewhere against all heresies.

2. Gospel of John John 2 authority 2 citations · 4 passages

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   The Gospel of John is explicitly named as a scriptural authority that would confound Marcion on the point of real bodily descent of the Spirit.

   If you had not deliberately rejected some Scriptures opposed to your opinion and corrupted others, the Gospel of John would have confounded you on this very point, when it proclaims that the Spirit in the body of a dove came gliding down and settled upon the Lord.

3. Daniel Daniel 1 authority 1 citation

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   Daniel is named and quoted as scriptural testimony to the Son of man.

   " And Daniel:

4. Ezekiel Ezekiel 1 authority 1 citation

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   Ezekiel is explicitly named as the source of the cow analogy used as scriptural proof.

   We read indeed in Ezekiel of that cow which bore and bore not.

5. Gospel of Luke Luke 1 authority 1 citation · 2 passages

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   Though not named by title, the Elizabeth and Simeon episodes are drawn from Luke's gospel and cited as scriptural proof.

   On the contrary, if the Word was made flesh out of itself, then it both conceived and bore itself, and the prophecy is void.

6. Gospel of Matthew Matthew 1 authority 1 citation · 2 passages

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   Matthew's gospel is directly named and quoted as genealogical testimony.

   But well it is that the same Matthew, running the Lord's origin down from Abraham to Mary, says, "Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom is born Christ.

7. Isaiah Isaiah 1 authority 1 citation · 5 passages

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   Isaiah is cited repeatedly and explicitly as scriptural proof-text throughout the passage.

   He had to be born in a new way, the dedicator of a new birth, of which the Lord, by Isaiah, was foretold as about to give a sign.

8. Jeremiah Jeremiah 1 authority 1 citation

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   Jeremiah is named and quoted as a scriptural authority for Christ's manhood.

   " And Jeremiah:

9. Psalms David 1 authority 1 citation

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   The psalms of David are explicitly named and quoted as prophetic authority for Christ's birth.

   For us too the psalms shall be patrons to this effect — not, indeed, those of the apostate and heretic and Platonist Valentinus, but of the most holy and most received prophet David.

Each stands at a single passage. The chapter carries the anchors.

de carne christi 21 sources

1 Corinthians (foolish things of God / wisdom passage) · Acts of the Apostles · Apellesian doctrine of astral flesh · Apostolic warning against a different gospel (Galatians, implied) · Genesis creation narrative / Adam tradition (1 Corinthians 15, implied) · Gospel narrative of the temple presentation / infancy · Gospel narrative on Christ's mother and brothers · Gospel sayings on shame (Gospel tradition) · Gospel testing narratives (doctor of the law, Pharisees) · Manna narrative (Exodus/Psalms, implied) · Marcion's gospel/letter · Pauline epistle (1 Corinthians, implied) · Pauline epistles · Post-resurrection appearance narrative (Luke, implied) · Scriptures of Moses / the Creator · the Scriptures which they use · the argument of Alexander · the frenzy of Philumene · the opinion of Ebion · the teaching of Marcion · the teaching of Valentinus