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Frances Young (Editor), Lewis Ayres (Editor), Andrew Louth (Editor), Augustine Casiday (Assistant)

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May 3, 2004 0521460832 978-0521460835
The output of Christian literature between c.100 and c.400 represents one of the most influential periods of textual oeuvres in any religion. Written mainly in Greek, Latin and Syriac, it emanated from all parts of the early Christian world and helped extend its boundaries. This History offers a systematic account of that literature and its setting. The work of individual writers is considered alongside three general essays that survey the social, cultural and doctrinal context within which Christian literature arose. Cambridge Histories Online


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"Critical new finds such as the Nag Hammadi texts and the Tura papyri find full discussion here. This volume is a welcome addition. Highly recommended." G.M. Smith, Delaware County Community College, CHOICE

"The information it does contain is clear, concise and useful." - Studies in Religion Ayse Tuzlak, University of Calgary

"Is there a publisher of theological works that better executes the historical survey of literature than Cambridge University Press? I doubt it. One approaches this present volume with high expectations. Happily, one is not disappointed." - Theology Today C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary

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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, it emanated from all parts of the early Christian world and helped extend its boundaries. This History offers a systematic account of that literature and its setting. The work of individual writers are considered alongside three general essays which survey the social, cultural and doctrinal context within which Christian literature arose. This is a landmark reference book for scholars and students alike.

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The last 200 years have seen considerable swings in the literary assessment of the earliest Christian literature, including as it does the texts which became the canonized Scriptures of the Church, but not just those. Read the first page
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subordinationist theology, short recension, revelation dialogue, catechetical homilies, one hypostasis, oecumenical council, dogmatic works, monastic literature, generic analysis, trinitarian controversies
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New Testament, Old Testament, Holy Spirit, Gregory of Nyssa, Roman Empire, Eusebius of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, Jesus Christ, John Chrysostom, North Africa, Clement of Alexandria, Song of Songs, Gregory Nazianzen, Son of God, Basil of Caesarea, Marius Victorinus, Nag Hammadi, Council of Nicaea, Acts of Thomas, Jewish Scriptures, New York, Hilary of Poitiers, Marcus Aurelius, Middle Ages, Asia Minor
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