Early Christianity & Patristics

ISBN: 9781899828722
Published by : Pindar Press
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A collection of papers which have appeared during the last 10 to 15 years which aim to explain the phenomenon of Christianisation based on the examination of religious, social and economic case studies. Brenk traces the transformation of the l... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781108474078
Published by : Cambridge University Press
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Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, written in the early fourth century, continues to serve as our primary gateway to a crucial three hundred year period: the rise of early Christianity under the Roman Empire. In this volume, James Corke-Webster und... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780520297968
Published by : University of California Press
Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity
Volume: 4
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Although the reception of the Eastern Father, Gregory of Nyssa, has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakening of interest in his thought. The Body and Desire sets out to retrieve the full range of Gregory'... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781316624944
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Series: Introduction to Religion
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First published in 2002, this book offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the New Testament and early Christian literature for all students of the Bible and the origins of Christianity. Delbert Burkett focuses on the New Testament,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813231310
Published by : Catholic University of America Press
Series: The Fathers of the Church
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Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 376-444) is best known for his defense of orthodoxy at the time of the Nestorian controversy over the nature of Christ. However, by far the larger part of Cyril's literary output consisted of commentaries on books of both ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199699674
Published by : Oxford University Press
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Archaeology and the Letters of Paul illuminates the social, political, economic, and religious lives of those to whom the apostle Paul wrote. Roman Ephesos provides evidence of slave traders and the regulation of slaves; it is a likely setting for... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199675562
Published by : Oxford University Press
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Christians have often admired and venerated martyrs who died for their faith, but for long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, Christian attitude toward the bones of the dead, saint or not,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781501313981
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Reading Augustine
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Reading Augustine is a new line of books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo from leading philosophers and religious scholars. The aim of the series is to make clear Augustine's importance to contemporary thought and to present Au... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780520298729
Published by : University of California Press
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In the generation after Constantine the Great elevated Christianity to a dominant position in the Roman Empire, his nephew, the Emperor Julian, sought to reinstate the old gods to their former place of prominence--in the face of intense opposition... .... Learn More