Tertullian was perhaps best known for his paradoxical, or seemingly contradictory, statements, such as these: “God is then especially great, when He is small. ” “ [The death of God’s Son] is by all means to be believed, because it is absurd. ” “ [Jesus] was buried, and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible. ”
Tertullianust tunti ehk kõige paremini tema paradoksaalsete ehk näiliselt vasturääkivate väidete poolest, nagu „Jumal on iseäranis suur siis, kui Ta on väike ”,„ [Jumala Poja surma] tuleb igal juhul uskuda, sest see on absurd ”, „Maetud [Jeesus] tõusis üles – see fakt on tõsi, sest see on võimatu ”.