The Cambridge History Of Early Christian Literature

Author : Frances Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521460835
Total Pages : 580 pages
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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Early Christian Literature written by Frances Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Frances M. Young
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Total Pages : 530 pages
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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Early Christian Literature written by Frances M. Young and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 its boundaries. The History offers a systematic account of that literature and its setting. The works of individual writers in shaping the various genres of Christian literature is considered, alongside three general essays, covering distinct periods in the development of Christian literature, which survey the social, cultural and doctrinal context within which Christian literature arose and was used by Christians. This is a landmark reference book for scholars and students alike.

Author : James McKinnon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521376242
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music in Early Christian Literature written by James McKinnon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-09-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 400 passages on music from early Christian literature.

Author : Margaret M. Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521812399
Total Pages : 796 pages
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Download or read book Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 1, Origins to Constantine written by Margaret M. Mitchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. M. Charles-Edwards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521363950
Total Pages : 729 pages
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Download or read book Early Christian Ireland written by T. M. Charles-Edwards and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.

Author : Madison N. Pierce
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009092383
Total Pages : 309 pages
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Download or read book Gospel Reading and Reception in Early Christian Literature written by Madison N. Pierce and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the early Christian evangelists were Gospel writers, they were Gospel readers. Their composition process was more complex than simply compiling existing traditions about Jesus, then ordering them into a narrative frame. Rather, these writers were engaged in a creative and dynamic act of theological reception. 'Gospel reading' refers to this innovative and often artistic use of source materials -- from Israel's Scriptures to pre-existing narratives of Jesus-- to produce updated, expanded, or even alternative renditions. This volume explores that process. The common thread running through each chapter is the conviction that the early Christian practice of writing 'gospel' and the 'Gospels' was one of the most hermeneutically creative exercises in ancient literary culture, one that was prompted by the perceived theological significance of Jesus. The contributors seek to demonstrate the intricate dynamics of this controversial figure's theological and textual reception through foundational essays on specific texts and themes.

Author : Harry Y. Gamble
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300069181
Total Pages : 356 pages
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Download or read book Books and Readers in the Early Church written by Harry Y. Gamble and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Helen Rhee
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415354882
Total Pages : 282 pages
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Download or read book Early Christian Literature written by Helen Rhee and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work concerns the early Christians' self-definitions and self-representations in the context of pagan-Christian conflict, reflected in the literatures from the mid-second to the early third centuries (ca. 150 - 225 CE).

Author : Margaret M. Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107423619
Total Pages : 790 pages
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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Christianity written by Margaret M. Mitchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over thirty essays provide a comprehensive overview of the essential events, persons, places and issues involved in the emergence of the Christian religion in the Mediterranean world over the first three centuries. The collection traces the dynamic history from the time of Jesus through to the rise of Imperial Christianity in the fourth century. It provides a thoughtful and well-documented analysis of the diverse forms of Christian community, identity and practice that arose soon after Jesus's death, and which through missionary efforts were soon implanted throughout the Roman Empire.

Author : Ellen Muehlberger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107655034
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings: Volume 2, Practice written by Ellen Muehlberger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides definitive anthology of early Christian texts, from c.100 to 650 CE. Its six volumes reflect the cultural, intellectual and linguistic diversity of early Christianity and are organized thematically on the topics of God, practice, Christ, community, reading and creation. The series expands the pool of source material to include not only Greek and Latin writings, but also Syriac and Coptic texts. Additionally, the series rejects a theologically normative view by juxtaposing texts that were important in antiquity but later deemed 'heretical', with orthodox texts. The translations are accompanied by introductions, notes, suggestions for further reading and scriptural indices. The second volume is focused on the topic of practice, including texts on education, advice, forming communities and instructing congregations. It will be an invaluable resource for students, academic researchers in early Christian studies, history of Christianity, theology, religious studies and late antique Roman history.