That Idols Are Not Gods

Quod idola dii non sint

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About this work

Author: Cyprian of Carthage
Attribution: disputed · Transmitted among Cyprian's works and cited as his by Jerome and Augustine; its authenticity has been doubted by some modern scholars and is still debated.
Older English translation: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 5 (1886) (public domain, at CCEL; for comparison: our translation is made from the original first and checked against it afterwards)
Date: ca. 246–250, if by Cyprian (disputed) · If Cyprian's, an early work; it draws heavily on Minucius Felix and Tertullian.
Written at: Carthage, Africa Proconsularis (North Africa) (probable)
Language: Latin
Genre: apology
Reference system: chapter (Hartel, CSEL 3.1)
SBL abbreviation: Idol.
Text from: Wilhelm von Hartel, ed., S. Thasci Caecili Cypriani Opera omnia, Pars 1, CSEL 3.1 (Vienna: Gerold, 1868), 19–31 (Printed edition in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)
Critical editions: Sancti Cypriani Episcopi Opera, CCSL 3–3A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1972–1976) (cited, not reproduced)
CTS URN: urn:cts:latinLit:stoa0104a.stoa006