Montanus, Prophets and Gravestones
William Tabbernee
Number of quotes: 5
Book ID: 453 Page: 2
Section: 2D3A
“Care must be taken not to divide Tertullian artificially into a pre-Montanist and a Montanist. Much of what Tertullian believed in and practiced before 208 c.e. he believed and practiced after that year.”[used]*PJ footnote - William Tabbernee, Prophets and Gravestones, 3.*
Quote ID: 9744
Time Periods: 2
Book ID: 453 Page: 3
Section: 2D3A
“In this book, the use of words such as catholic and orthodox should not be taken as references to the institution of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches that became more institutionally defined and developed after 325.” [used]*PJ footnote - William Tabbernee, Prophets and Gravestones, 3.*
Quote ID: 9745
Time Periods: 2
Book ID: 453 Page: 11
Section: 2D3A
Ardabau, Mysia, ca. 165 C.E.Montanus has a vision
Never in their whole lives have the villagers seen anything like this. The man writhing in front of them has changed, within minutes, from the rational, well-respected, leading citizen of their village into a raving madman. Before their very eyes he has suddenly fallen into a trance, throwing his arms and legs around wildly. His body is twisting in contortions. Drool dribbles from his mouth.
Then, as quickly as the frenzied activity commenced, it stops. The man once again stands upright and almost rigid. Strange sounds are coming from his mouth. He begins to babble incomprehensibly. Simultaneously horrified and fascinated, they watch, not daring to move. What are they to make of all this?
Suddenly the man, whose name is Montanus, stops babbling. Still in a trance, he looks intently at the small crowd of people and says audibly and distinctly:
Behold! A human being is like a lyre and I hover like a plectrum. The human being sleeps but I remain awake. Behold! The Lord is the one who stirs up the hearts of human beings and the one who strikes the heart in human beings.{1}
Quote ID: 8949
Time Periods: 2
Book ID: 453 Page: xiii
Section: 2D3A
“. . . stories of the Montanists who had lived and practiced their unique form of Christianity.” [used]*PJ footnote - William Tabbernee, Prophets and Gravestones, xiii.*
Quote ID: 9743
Time Periods: 2
Book ID: 453 Page: xxiii
Section: 2D3A
The book you hold in your hands is intended to be a history, not a story. More precisely, this work, as its subtitle states, is an imaginary history, not a fictional narrative, even though it is structured as a series of stories.
Quote ID: 8948
Time Periods: 2
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