# 444: Tertullian - A Proper Seeking After Divine Knowledge is Always Within the Rule of Faith

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Published: 2026-06-19T21:11:16+00:00
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Featured text: "Prescription against Heretics" — Tertullian The Times They Are A-Changin'. In this episode, we sit with Tertullian's writing on "Prescription against Heretics." What is "the rule of faith"? What constitutes a proper seeking after divine knowledge? What does Tertullian mean by "Heretics Encourage and Perpetuate Thought Independent of Christ's Teaching"? What does he mean by "Restless Curiosity, the Feature of Heresy"? Should heretics not to be allowed to argue out of the Scriptures? SHOW NOTES: "Prescription against Heretics" - Tertullian https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0311.htm Tertullian https://bannedbooks1517.org/authors/tertullian More from 1517: Give to the June 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! https://donate.overflow.co/1517/cash?config=2026-podcast-network-fundraiser Support 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcast-fundraiser 1517 Podcasts : http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@1517org 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule : https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education : https://academy.1517.org/ What's New from 1517: By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781967920013-by-water-and-the-word?srsltid=AfmBOopBUXbtbkYK0o6UHbWQm8_6UA7hG6B4RXYSeMxos6wbtbxX3Hnk Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419961-being-family?srsltid=AfmBOooZqqK-X8KqD64jZn1qUUrqiRwO-l3S4Z_WtIcfayMLAlTyHgoN A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco https://shop.1517.org/collections/coming-soon/products/9781964419879-a-reasoned-defense-of-the-faith Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann https://sho…

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