Author: D. H. Williams
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801031648
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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"While the patristic age is marked by the development of the Apostle's and the Nicene creeds, D. H. Williams contends we must not neglected the lesser known yet just as significant theological texts and expressions of worship that were seminal in shaping early Christian identity. In this sourcebook, Williams gathers key writings from the first through sixth centuries that illustrate the ways in which the church's confessions, teaching, and worship were expressed during that time. More than an anthology, this sourcebook introduces the primary sources of Christian antiquity."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Joseph Cullen Ayer (Jr.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Author: Joseph Cullen Ayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780359727209
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This thorough, well-sourced history of the early Christian church follows its origins in the Apostolic Age, through its growth during and after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The author treats the death of Christ as the starting point for his examination of Christianity's initial rise to prominence via the work of the apostles. Originally commanding only a small following in what is today Israel and its immediate surroundings, the movement grew rapidly despite being banned as heresy by the Roman authorities. Through disparate and spread over a wide area, early Christians were organized; the teachings of Jesus were spread by devoted, literate believers who commonly held copies of the New Testament and other lore. Great milestones in the history of Christianity, such as the Emperor Constantine's adoption of the faith, as well as the conflicts between different groups of believers, are examined. The emergence of the Catholic church, and the formal papal office of the Bishop of Rome, is detailed.
Author: A.D.(Doug) Lee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136617388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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In this book A.D. Lee charts the rise to dominance of Christianity in the Roman empire. Using translated texts he explains the fortunes of both Pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries. The book also examines important themes in Late Antiquity such as the growth of monasticism, the emerging power of bishops and the development of pilgrimage, and looks at the fate of other significant religious groups including the Jews, Zoroastrians and Manichaeans.
Author: Harry Y. Gamble
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300069181
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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This fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes. Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.
Author: Joseph Cullen Ayer
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 825
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Source Book for Ancient Church History" by Joseph Cullen Ayer. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: John D. Hannah
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 9780310233169
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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The first in a series of three books that survey the history of the church from its beginning to the present day.
Author: GEORGE HODGES
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Author: D. H. Williams
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801027136
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Helps church leaders recover ancient understandings of Christian belief and practice from the early church fathers and apply them to ministry in the twenty-first century.
Author: Williston Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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