The Cambridge companion to the Apostolic Fathers
"The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers offers an informative introduction to the extant body of Christian texts that existed beside and after the New Testament known to us as the apostolic fathers. Featuring cutting-edge research by leading scholars, it explores how the early Church...
| Subtitles: | Companion to the Apostolic Fathers The Apostolic Fathers |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Port Melbourne, Australia
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge companions to religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Apostolic fathers
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Apostolic Fathers |
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| Summary: | "The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers offers an informative introduction to the extant body of Christian texts that existed beside and after the New Testament known to us as the apostolic fathers. Featuring cutting-edge research by leading scholars, it explores how the early Church expanded and evolved over the course of the first and second centuries as evidenced by its textual history. The volume includes thematic essays on imperial context, the relationship between Christianity and Judaism, the growth and diversification of the early church, influences and intertextuality, and female leaders in the early church. The Companion contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture. The Companion will serve as an essential resource for instructors and students of the first two centuries of Christianity"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturangaben Mit Registern |
| ISBN: | 110842953X |