A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to More Than 700 Topics Discuseed By the Early Church Fathers
David Bercot (Ed)Hardback 1997-10-01
The beliefs of those who led the church in its earliest centuries have been a seminal influence on the development of Christianity. This wonderful resource makes the writings of the church fathers accessible to the general reader, arranging essential teachings into 700 topical entries.
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Interest in the ways of the early church has never been more intense. What did early Christians believe about the divinity of Christ? What were the beliefs of those who sat at the feet of Jesus disciples? Now, for the first time, a unique dictionary has been developed to allow easy access to the ancient material and furnish ready answers to these questions and others like them. David W. Bercot has painstakingly combed the writings of these early church leaders and categorized the heart of their thinking into more than 700 theological, moral, and historical topics to create "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs." Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords a special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of students of the original apostles, as well as other great lights in the life of the early church.?- Collects relevant comments on key Christian concepts f
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The beliefs of those who led the church in its earliest centuries have been a seminal influence on the development of Christianity. This wonderful resource makes the writings of the church fathers accessible to the general reader, arranging essential teachings into 700 topical entries.
Publisher Description
Interest in the ways of the early church has never been more intense. What did early Christians believe about the divinity of Christ? What were the beliefs of those who sat at the feet of Jesus disciples? Now, for the first time, a unique dictionary has been developed to allow easy access to the ancient material and furnish ready answers to these questions and others like them. David W. Bercot has painstakingly combed the writings of these early church leaders and categorized the heart of their thinking into more than 700 theological, moral, and historical topics to create "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs." Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords a special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of students of the original apostles, as well as other great lights in the life of the early church.?- Collects relevant comments on key Christian concepts f