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The Cambridge history of early Christian literature / edited by Frances Young, Lewis Ayres, Andrew L...

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The Cambridge history of early Christian literature / edited by Frances Young, Lewis Ayres, Andrew Louth. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge history of early Christian literature / edited by Frances Young, Lewis Ayres, Andrew Louth. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Uniform title

Cambridge histories online.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVwNJkELy

MMS ID

991023965621002626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xxv, 538 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Introduction: the literary culture of the earliest Christianity / Frances Young -- The apostolic and sub-apostolic writings: the new testament and the apostolic fathers / Richard A. Norris, Jr. -- Gnostic literature / Richard A. Norris, Jr. -- Apocryphal writings and acts of the martyrs / Richard A....

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

The writings of the Church Fathers form a distinct body of literature that shaped the early church and built upon the doctrinal foundations of Christianity established within the New Testament. 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 S...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge history of early Christian literature / edited by Frances Young, Lewis Ayres, Andrew Louth. [electronic resource]

Variant title

Cambridge histories online.

BOOK

Notes

General note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-530) and index.

Language note

English

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVwNJkELy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVwNJkELy

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ISBN

1-139-05384-1

DDC

270.1

MMS ID

991023965621002626

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