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Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st paperback ed.
Physical Desc
xxv, 538 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The writings of the Church Fathers form a distinct body of literature that shaped the early church and built upon the doctrinal foundations of Christianity established within the New Testament. Christian literature in the period c. 100-c. 400 constitutes one of the most influential textual oeuvres of any religion. Written mainly in Greek, Latin and Syriac, Patristic literature emanated from all parts of the early Christian world and helped to extend...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended much effort in their study of the texts contained within our earliest Christian manuscripts, there has been a surprising lack of interest in thinking about these books as...
Series
Ancient Christian writers volume no. 6
Pub. Date
1948
Physical Desc
vi, 235 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of Christian classics volume 1
Pub. Date
1953
Physical Desc
415 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English