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The fathers of the church :

(Number (ISBN

1565633318 (alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781565633315 (alk. paper)

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b420123

Title Proper

The fathers of the church :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a comprehensive introduction /

First Statement of Responsibility

Hubertus R. Drobner ; translated by Siegfried S. Schatzmann ; with bibliographies updated and expanded for the English edition by William Harmless and Hubertus R. Drobner.

Edition Statement

English ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Peabody, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Hendrickson Publishers,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

lvi, 632 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Text of Note

Apostolic and postapostolic literature. Introduction : the rise of Christian literature ; Biblical apocrypha ; Postapostolic literature -- Literature of the period of persecution (mid-second to early fourth centuries). Introduction : the impact of persecution. Greek literature ; Beginnings of Latin literature -- Literature of the ascending imperial church (early fourth century to ca. 430). Introduction : essential features of the history of the fourth century ; First phase of Arianism ; Apollinarianism and the second phase of Arianism ; Pastors, exegetes, and ascetics ; Monastic and hagiographic literature ; Augustine of Hippo -- Literature of the transition from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages (ca. 430 to the mid-eighth century). Introduction : retrospective collections and progressive works ; Theological controversies of the fifth century ; Literature of the Latin West ; Literature of the Greek East -- Literature of the Christian East. Independent bodies of literature.

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Text of Note

"The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction presents the most important authors and works of the early history of Christian literature. Spanning the first seven hundred years of Christianity, Hubertus R. Drobner introduces writers such as Philo, Origen, Eusebius, Jerome, and Augustine, among many others. All of the authors are presented in their respective political, social, ecclesiastical, and cultural contexts, and are organized in terms of bibliographies, editions, English translations, ancillary sources, and relevant literature."--Jacket.

Title

Fathers of the church.

General Material Designation

Lehrbuch der Patrologie.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600-- Sources.

Fathers of the church-- History and criticism.

Theology, Doctrinal-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

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Book number

Drobner, Hubertus R.

Schatzmann, Siegfried S.

Date of Transaction

20140225031847.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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