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Reading the early church fathers : from the Didache to Nicaea / James L. Papandrea.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Paulist Press, c2011.Description: vii, 343 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780809147519 (alk. paper)
  • 0809147513 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 270 23
LOC classification:
  • BR67 .P365 2011
Contents:
Contents: How to Read Early Christian Texts -- ch. 1 The Church in the Roman Empire -- What Do We Mean by Church? -- Relations with Judaism -- Relations with the Romans and the Beginning of Persecution -- The Martyr Documents -- ch. 2 The Apostolic Father -- The Didache -- Clement of Rome -- Second Clement -- Ignatius of Antioch -- Polycarp of Smyrna -- The Martyrdom of Polycarp -- Papias of Hierapolis -- The Epistle of Barnabas -- The Shepherd of Hermas -- ch. 3 The Apologists -- The Apology of Aristides -- The Epistle to Diognetus -- Justin Martyr -- The Martyrdom of Justin -- Tatian -- Melito of Sardis -- Athenagoras -- Theophilus of Antioch -- Clement of Alexandria -- ch. 4 The Church in the Subapostolic Age -- The Development of the Hierarchy -- Worship and the Sacraments -- Christology and Theology in the Subapostolic Age -- From Apology to Theology -- ch. 5 The Theologians -- Irenaeus of Lyons -- Tertullian -- Hippolytus -- Origen -- Novatian --
Contents note continued: ch. 6 The New Testament Canon -- Stages of Development of the New Testament -- Patristic Exegesis -- The History of Patristic Exegesis -- ch. 7 The Church in the Third Century -- Christology and Theology in the Third Century -- The Episcopacy and the Emerging Primacy of Rome -- Persecution in the Third Century -- The Controversy over Baptism and Rebaptism -- What, Then, Is the Church? -- ch. 8 The Church and the Empire -- The Great Persecution -- The First Christian Emperor -- The Arian Controversy -- Unity through Standardization -- ch. 9 Ongoing Themes -- Anthropology -- Ecclesiology -- Christology -- Soteriology -- Conclusions -- Charts and Tables -- Chart 1 The Gnostic Family Tree -- Table 1 Christology and Theology in the Subapostolic Age -- Table 2 Assumptions of Patristic Exegesis -- Table 3 The History of Patristic Exegesis -- Table 4 Christology and Theology in the Third Century -- Chart 2 Christological Options and Influences --
Contents note continued: Table 5 Christology and Theology in the Fourth Century -- Table 6 Christology and Theology in the Fifth Century -- Table 7 Important Theological Concepts and Doctrines.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: How to Read Early Christian Texts -- ch. 1 The Church in the Roman Empire -- What Do We Mean by Church? -- Relations with Judaism -- Relations with the Romans and the Beginning of Persecution -- The Martyr Documents -- ch. 2 The Apostolic Father -- The Didache -- Clement of Rome -- Second Clement -- Ignatius of Antioch -- Polycarp of Smyrna -- The Martyrdom of Polycarp -- Papias of Hierapolis -- The Epistle of Barnabas -- The Shepherd of Hermas -- ch. 3 The Apologists -- The Apology of Aristides -- The Epistle to Diognetus -- Justin Martyr -- The Martyrdom of Justin -- Tatian -- Melito of Sardis -- Athenagoras -- Theophilus of Antioch -- Clement of Alexandria -- ch. 4 The Church in the Subapostolic Age -- The Development of the Hierarchy -- Worship and the Sacraments -- Christology and Theology in the Subapostolic Age -- From Apology to Theology -- ch. 5 The Theologians -- Irenaeus of Lyons -- Tertullian -- Hippolytus -- Origen -- Novatian --

Contents note continued: ch. 6 The New Testament Canon -- Stages of Development of the New Testament -- Patristic Exegesis -- The History of Patristic Exegesis -- ch. 7 The Church in the Third Century -- Christology and Theology in the Third Century -- The Episcopacy and the Emerging Primacy of Rome -- Persecution in the Third Century -- The Controversy over Baptism and Rebaptism -- What, Then, Is the Church? -- ch. 8 The Church and the Empire -- The Great Persecution -- The First Christian Emperor -- The Arian Controversy -- Unity through Standardization -- ch. 9 Ongoing Themes -- Anthropology -- Ecclesiology -- Christology -- Soteriology -- Conclusions -- Charts and Tables -- Chart 1 The Gnostic Family Tree -- Table 1 Christology and Theology in the Subapostolic Age -- Table 2 Assumptions of Patristic Exegesis -- Table 3 The History of Patristic Exegesis -- Table 4 Christology and Theology in the Third Century -- Chart 2 Christological Options and Influences --

Contents note continued: Table 5 Christology and Theology in the Fourth Century -- Table 6 Christology and Theology in the Fifth Century -- Table 7 Important Theological Concepts and Doctrines.