The book, however, can hardly have appeared before the time of the Montanist movement, that is, toward the end of the second century.
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Edward Moore
As late as the Antonines, Montanist prophets that arose in that country attempted to introduce it into Christianity.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
The gloomy views of the Montanist Tertullian were, to many, frightful truths requiring constant care and self- examen.
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Aug. J. Thebaud