The Apology of Aristides
The Apology of Aristides

Author: J. Rendel Harris

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-09-03

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 159244847X

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Overview The early church leaders were prolific in their writing and historical documentation. While some of this work has been canonized, much has been forgotten. The Text and Studies: Contributions to Biblical and Patristic Literature collection resurrects these documents in a renewed and focused study, attempting to glean the wisdom and insight of the ancients. These volumes dig deep into apocryphal literature with critical analyses, close readings, and examinations of the original manuscripts.

The Apologists and Paul
The Apologists and Paul

Author: Todd D. Still

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-06-13

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0567715469

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This volume examines the use of Paul's writing within the work of ante-Nicene apologetic writers. It takes apologetics as a broad genre in which many early Christian writers participated, offering rhetorical defenses for emerging aspects of doctrine, rooted in understanding of the scriptures, and often specifically the writings of Paul. The volume interacts with the writings of many significant 'apologetic' writers, including: Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, Tatian, Tertullian, Hippolytus and Cyprian. The chapters examine how these early Christian writers used the letters of Paul to develop their own philosophical ideas and defenses of aspects of the emerging Christian faith. The internationally renowned contributors have all been specially commissioned for this volume, and an afterword by Todd D. Still considers the question of whether or not Paul was an 'apologist' himself.

Baralam and Yewasef
Baralam and Yewasef

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 621

ISBN-13: 1107643716

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Originally published in 1923, this book contains an English translation of the Ethiopic text of the tale of Baralâm and Yĕwâsĕf.

Reclaiming Divine Wrath
Reclaiming Divine Wrath

Author: Stephen Butler Murray

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2011-09-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 3034307039

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Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, there was prolific misuse and abuse of the concept of divine wrath in church pulpits. In pursuit of a faithful understanding of what he calls a «lost doctrine,» the author of this study investigates the substantial history of how «the wrath of God» has been interpreted in Christian theology and preaching. Starting with the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and moving historically through Christianity's most important theologians and societal changes, several models of divine wrath are identified. The author argues for the reclamation of a theological paradigm of divine wrath that approaches God's love and God's wrath as intrinsically enjoined in a dynamic tension. Without such a commitment to this paradigm, this important biblical aspect of God is in danger of suffering two possible outcomes. Firstly, it may suffer rejection, through conscious avoidance of the narrow misinterpretations of divine wrath that dominate contemporary theology and preaching. Secondly, irresponsible applications of divine wrath may occur when we neglect to engage and understand the wrath of God as inseparable from God's justice and love in Christian theology and proclamation.

How Christianity Changed the World
How Christianity Changed the World

Author: Alvin J. Schmidt

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-12-15

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 0310862507

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Western civilization is becoming increasingly pluralistic,secularized, and biblically illiterate. Many people todayhave little sense of how their lives have benefited fromChristianity’s influence, often viewing the church withhostility or resentment.How Christianity Changed the World is a topicallyarranged Christian history for Christians and non-Christians. Grounded in solid research and written in apopular style, this book is both a helpful apologetic toolin talking with unbelievers and a source of evidence forwhy Christianity deserves credit for many of thehumane, social, scientific, and cultural advances in theWestern world in the last two thousand years.Photographs, timelines, and charts enhance eachchapter.This edition features questions for reflection anddiscussion for each chapter.