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Author: Rachael M. Phillips
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781586605742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the life and times of Saint Augustine who grew up during the decay and fall of the Roman Empire and whose writings had particular significance to Christians and their church at that time.
Author: Richard Newton
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Published: 1889
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael W. Holmes
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 832
ISBN-13: 080103468X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA contemporary version of important early Christian texts that are not included in the New Testament. The translation, Greek texts, introduction, notes, and bibliographies are freshly revised.
Author: Mike Aqulilina
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Published: 2018-12-01
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1949013081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe early Church faced its share of villains—persecutors like Nero and Julian, heretics like Marcion and Arius. And what good were they? Plenty, say the Church Fathers. The threat of persecution made Christians strong and bold. As noted author Mike Aquilina demonstrates in Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians, the menace of heresy made Christians smarter — and deepened their knowledge of the divine mysteries. The villains of the ancient world proved the mettle of heroes like Peter and Paul, Irenaeus and Athanasius. Treachery and adversity inspired the Fathers’ clearest teaching, most entertaining invective, and more than a few memorable jokes. The time of villains—and heroes—is hardly over. Through Villains of the Early Church, you’ll learn how you can keep your good humor through trials and opposition, and all the while grow sharper in doctrine and warmer in devotion.
Author: Harry Y. Gamble
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780300069181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes. Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.
Author: Insight for Living
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9781579727055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith growing popular interest because of television, movies, and books, unbelieving historians are teaching that the early church was filled with "lost scriptures", "church conspiracies," and even radical changes to the Bible itself. Most Christians have no idea how to respond to the questions they raise. This unique resource gives you a crash course on the most important people, events, and ideas of the earliest Christians following the New Testament period. In its pages, you'll discover what every believer should know about the early church ... and why.
Author: GEORGE HODGES
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rod Bennett
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2009-09-03
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1681491915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat was the early Church like? Contrary to popular belief, Rod Bennett shows there is a reliable way to know. Four ancient Christian writers - four witnesses to early Christianity - left us an extensive body of documentation on this vital subject, and this book brings their fascinating testimony to life for modern believers. With all the power and drama of a gripping novel, this book is a journey of discovery of ancient and beautiful truths through the lives of four great saints of the early ChurchClement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyons. "A treasure! The early Church and its teachings come to life in this story. Did the first Christians believe what you believe? Buy this book, read the words of the early Church Herself, and fall in love with the historic Church that Christ Himself founded." - David Currie, Author, Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic "Rod Bennett has immersed himself in the fascinating writings of four early Fathers of the Church and has made the discovery from reading them that sincere and attentive readers of them ought to make. The author's imaginative account of these four great Church Fathers is not only an excellent introduction to their work; it is a convincing rendering of what the early Church must really have been like. This is an important new contribution to Christian apologetics." - Kenneth Whitehead, Author, One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic
Author: P.D. James
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 0857861077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKActs is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James
Author: Patrick Sookhdeo, PH.D., D.D.
Publisher: Isaac Publishing LLC
Published: 2012-04-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780982521892
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis outstanding devotional book contains 366 stories of brave Christians who gave up their lives for their Lord. These believers witnessed to the truth and power of the Gospel by their faithfulness to Christ. Their stories inspire us to live wholeheartedly for Him. Spend a year with these great heroes of faith and allow God to touch your life.
