Divinae Institutiones

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Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.

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instanceOf Christian apologetic work ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
approximateDate c. 303–311 ⓘ
associatedPerson Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
author Lactantius ⓘ
book1Title De falsa religione (On False Religion) ⓘ
book2Title De origine erroris (On the Origin of Error) ⓘ
book3Title De falsa sapientia (On False Wisdom) ⓘ
book4Title De vera sapientia et religione (On True Wisdom and Religion) ⓘ
book5Title De iustitia (On Justice) ⓘ
book6Title De vero cultu (On True Worship) ⓘ
book7Title De vita beata (On the Blessed Life) ⓘ
linked to: De Vita Beata
bookCount 7 ⓘ
circulation known in the Middle Ages ⓘ
read in late antiquity ⓘ
dateWritten early 4th century ⓘ
genre apologetics ⓘ
geographicContext Western Roman Empire ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle The Divine Institutes ⓘ
historicalSignificance important source for early 4th-century Christian apologetics ⓘ
one of the earliest systematic Latin presentations of Christian doctrine ⓘ
intendedAudience Roman pagans ⓘ
educated Roman elite ⓘ
keyConcept Christian moral teaching ⓘ
critique of pagan philosophy ⓘ
true religion contrasted with superstition ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
manuscriptTradition medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
philosophicalInfluence Cicero ⓘ
Middle Platonism ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
purpose to defend Christianity against pagan criticism ⓘ
to present Christian doctrine systematically ⓘ
to show the superiority of Christian religion over pagan religions ⓘ
relatedWork Epitome Divinarum Institutionum ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
setting period of Diocletianic persecution and Constantinian transition ⓘ
structure seven books ⓘ
theologicalTheme Christian ethics and justice ⓘ
critique of pagan religion ⓘ
defense of monotheism ⓘ
the blessed life and immortality ⓘ
true worship of God ⓘ

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Divine Institutes → titleInLatin → Divinae Institutiones ⓘ
De Opificio Dei → relatedWorkByAuthor → Divinae Institutiones ⓘ
Divinae Institutiones → hasEnglishTitle → The Divine Institutes ⓘ
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book I (Divine Institutes) → workTitle → Liber Primus (Divinae Institutiones) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book I
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book III (Divine Institutes) → follows → Book II (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book III
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book V (Divine Institutes) → precedes → Book VI (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book V
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book V (Divine Institutes) → follows → Book IV (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book V
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Book V (Divine Institutes) → partOfWorkByAuthor → Lactantius’s Divine Institutes ⓘ
subject linked to: Book V
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Divine Institutes → hasPart → Book VI (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VI
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Lactantius → authorOf → Book VI (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VI
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Book VII (Divine Institutes) → relatedWork → Book I (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VII
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book VII (Divine Institutes) → relatedWork → Book IV (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VII
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book VII (Divine Institutes) → relatedWork → Book V (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VII
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book VII (Divine Institutes) → relatedWork → Book VI (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book VII
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Book IV (Divine Institutes) → titleOfLargerWork → Divinae Institutiones ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book I (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
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Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book II (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book III (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book V (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book VI (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
Book IV (Divine Institutes) → associatedWork → Book VII (Divine Institutes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: Divinae Institutiones
De Mortibus Persecutorum → relatedWorkByAuthor → Divinae Institutiones ⓘ