Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 736
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN#: 9781565638709
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Description:
Interest in the ways of the early church has never been more intense. What did early Christians believe about the divinity of Christ? What were the beliefs of those who sat at the feet of JesusÂ’ disciples? Now, for the first time, a unique dictionary has been developed to allow easy access to the ancient material and furnish ready answers to these questions and others like them. David W. Bercot has painstakingly combed the writings of these early church leaders and categorized the heart of their thinking into more than 700 theological, moral, and historical topics to create
A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords a special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of students of the original apostles, as well as other great lights in the life of the early church.
• Collects relevant comments on key Christian concepts from prominent figures such as Origen, Clement of Alexandria, Clement of Rome, and Hippolytus.
• Includes key biblical verses associated with a given topic.
• Offers brief definitions of unfamiliar terms or concepts, allowing easy access to the ancient material.
• Provides a "Who's Who" of ante-Nicene Christianity to put in context the ancient Christian writers.
• Discusses more than 700 key theological, moral, and historical topics.
• Gives strategic cross-reverences to related topics.
• Functions as a topical index to the writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers.
Bercot documents over 390 selections from early church leaders (before AD 325) confirming the divinity of Jesus Christ.
About the Author
David W. Bercot, an Anglican priest and an attorney, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University and Baylor University School of Law. He is the author of
Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up and is a member of the North American Patristics Society.
Monergism Review:
‘Of books there is no end’ said the preacher of Ecclesiastes. There will always be one more volume that you need to buy. The nice thing about this work is that you can get at the best ideas of the church fathers without having to wade through their writings. If you have the complete Church fathers set then you know how tedious it can be to get at the best parts of their writing. Not so with this volume. If you are limited on space and time this is the book for you. Good for writers, teachers and those who like information straight from the source. If you cannot afford the full set, but want to get in touch with the ideas and teaching of the early church buy this book. As a reference tool it is the only book of its kind. Whether you own the set or not this book is guaranteed to be a valuable resource.
(review by B. K. Campbell)
