A Concise History of the Early Church [Hardcover]

Norbert Brox (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826407927 | ISBN-13: 978-0826407924 | Publication Date: March 1995

"(L)ucid... A handy reference for those coming fresh to the early church and its history". -- Choice

"Brox... has found a balance between readability and a compressed account..". -- National Catholic Reporter

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826407927
• ISBN-13: 978-0826407924
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,441,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Overview for the Serious Student, September 8, 2003

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Rodrigo F. Souza "Rodrigo Farias" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Concise History of the Early Church (Hardcover)

This book offers an overview of Early Christianity from the apostolic times to the fourth ecumenical Council (Chalcedon, 451). It does not have a literary, easy-to-read style, as some other woorks (Paul Johnson and Henry Chadwick came to mind),I admit, but its text is deep enough for an introduction. The first divisions, heresies, schisms and the imperial functions the Church progressively assumed are described in a concise but very clear way.
Nevertheless, the reader must have in mind that this is an academic work, not a book for the general reader. It is not heavy, full of references (on the contrary, the text is very clear, and most the references are only to primary sources), but its style may seem rather dry. Anyway, it's an excellent source for all those interested on Early Christianity who intends to start a serious study.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for..., May 5, 2000

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This review is from: A Concise History of the Early Church (Hardcover)

This book seems to be so deep that you cant swim. I found it very hard to get into a flow with. The literature seems to jump around too vastly and uses unnecessary complicated words to get simple messages across. This book is definately not for the average Christian thats interested in church history. And thats exactly what I am. I dont think it takes this much garble to illuminate such a matter.