Early Christianity & Patristics
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Perpetua: Athlete of God [Hardback]
Barbara K. Gold (Author)
£47.99ISBN: 9780195385458
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Women in Antiquity
Perpetua was an early Christian martyr who died in Roman Carthage in 203 CE, along with several fellow martyrs, including one other woman, Felicitas. She has attracted great interest for two main reasons: she was one of the earliest martyrs, espe... .... Learn More -
When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation [Hardback]
Paula Fredriksen (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9780300190519
Published by : Yale University Press
A compelling account of Christianity's Jewish beginnings, from one of the world's leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization ... .... Learn More -
Religions and Education in Antiquity: Studies in Honour of Michel Desjardins [Hardback]
Alex Damm (Editor)
£128.00ISBN: 9789004384439
Published by : Brill
Series: Numen Book Series
Volume: 160
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Religions and Education in Antiquity gathers ten essays on teaching and learning in the contexts of ancient Western religions, including Judaism, early Christianity and Gnostic Christian traditions. Beginning with an overview of religious educatio... .... Learn More -
The Book of Revelation: A Biography [Hardback]
Timothy Beal (Author)
£21.00ISBN: 9780691145839
Published by : Princeton University Press
Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
Volume: 29
The life and times of the New Testament's most mystifying and incendiary book Few biblical books have been as revered and reviled as Revelation. Many hail it as the pinnacle of prophetic vision, the cornerstone of the biblical canon, and, for tho... .... Learn More -
God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts [Hardback]
Brent Nongbri (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780300215410
Published by : Yale University Press
A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Chris... .... Learn More -
The Gnostic World [Hardback]
Garry W. Trompf (Editor); Gunner B. Mikkelsen (Editor); Jay Johnston (Editor)
£175.00ISBN: 9781138673939
Published by : Routledge
Series: Routledge Worlds
The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, written by a distinguished international team of experts to explore Gnostic movements from the distant past until today. These themes are examined across sixty-seven chapters in a variety of... .... Learn More -
Exploring Gregory of Nyssa: Philosophical, Theological, and Historical Studies [Hardback]
Anna Marmodoro (Editor); Neil B. McLynn (Editor)
£70.00ISBN: 9780198826422
Published by : Oxford University Press
Exploring Gregory of Nyssa: Philosophical, Theological, and Historical Studies brings together an interdisciplinary team of historians, classicists, philosophers, and theologians to offer a holistic exploration of the thought of Gregory of Nyssa. ... .... Learn More -
Before the Bible: The Liturgical Body and the Formation of Scriptures in early Judaism [Hardback]
Judith H. Newman (Author)
£47.99ISBN: 9780190212216
Published by : Oxford University Press
Before the Bible reveals the landscape of scripture in an era prior to the crystallization of the rabbinic Bible and the canonization of the Christian Bible. Most accounts of the formation of the Hebrew Bible trace the origins of scripture through... .... Learn More -
Apocalypse and Reform from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Matthew Gabriele (Editor)
£29.99ISBN: 9781138684041
Published by : Routledge
Apocalypse and Reform provides a range of perspectives on what reformist apocalypticism meant for the formation of Medieval Europe, from the Fall of Rome to the Twelfth-Century. This book challenges accepted narratives about both the development o... .... Learn More -
Synesius of Cyrene: Philosopher-Bishop [Paperback]
Jay Bregman (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780520301764
Published by : University of California Press
Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Volume: 2
Not yet published - available for pre-order
The conflict of religions during the Christianization of the Greco-Roman aristocracy in Late Antiquity is typified by Synesius (ca. A.D. 365/70-414?), an old-fashioned pagan Neoplatonist who studied under Hypatia at Alexandria, yet who in A.D. 410... .... Learn More
