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Author: Richie Cooley
Publisher: Richie Cooley
Published: 2020-02-20
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 0463142705
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What did the Apostolic Fathers believe about Bible prophecy? This writing briefly seeks to demonstrate that they held to a futurist outlook.
Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780674996076
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Enduring and influential early Christian texts. The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority in the early Church. This new Loeb edition of these essential texts reflects current idiom and the latest scholarship. Here are the Letters of Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, among the most famous documents of early Christianity; these letters, addressing core theological questions, were written to a half dozen different congregations while Ignatius was en route to Rome as a prisoner, condemned to die in the wild-beast arena. Also in this collection is a letter to the Philippian church by Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna and friend of Ignatius, as well as an account of Polycarp's martyrdom. There are several kinds of texts in the Apostolic Fathers collection, representing different religious outlooks. The manual called the Didache sets forth precepts for religious instruction, worship, and ministry. The Epistle of Barnabas searches the Old Testament, the Jewish Bible, for testimony in support of Christianity and against Judaism. Probably the most widely read in the early Christian centuries was The Shepherd of Hermas, a book of revelations that develops a doctrine of repentance.
Author: Simon Tugwell
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ignatius of Antioch, the author of the Didache, Clement of Rome, a brilliant and passionate martyr, a down-to-earth canon lawyer, a spokesperson for the Church of Rome, seen in retrospect as the third Pope. These are some of the figures examined in this scholarly but accessible book. They belong to the period when the church was only gradually beginning to shape its own canon of Scripture, with a New Testament as well as the old Jewish Bible, and was progressively formalizing its structures and institutions and developing a consciousness of its own orthodox doctrine. Simon Tugwell guides the reader through the major figures and debates of this key age in the emergence and spread of Christianity.
Author: Aaron Milavec
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780814658314
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Most Christians believe that everything about Jesus and the early church can be found in their New Testament. In recent years, however, the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas and the reconstruction of the Q-Gospel have led scholars to recognize that some very early materials were left out. Now, due to the pioneering efforts of Dr. Aaron Milavec, the most decisive document of them all, namely, the Didache ("Did-ah-Kay"), has come to light. Milavec has decoded the Didache and enabled it to reveal its hidden secrets regarding those years when Christianity was little more than a faction within the restless Judaisms of the mid-first-century. The Didache reveals a tantalizingly detailed description of the prophetic faith and day-to-day routines that shaped the Jesus movement some twenty years after the death of Jesus. The focus of the movement then was not upon proclaiming the exalted titles and deeds of Jesus - aspects that come to the fore in the letters of Paul and in the Gospel narratives. In contrast to these familiar forms of Christianity, the focus of the Didache was upon "the life and the knowledge" of Jesus himself. Thus, the Didache details the step-by-step process whereby non-Jews were empowered by assimilating the prophetic faith and the way of life associated with Jesus of Nazareth. Milavec's clear, concise, and inspiring commentaries are not only of essential importance to scholars, pastors, and students but also very useful for ordinary people who wish to unlock the secrets of the Didache. Milavec's analytic, Greek-English side-by-side, gender-inclusive translation is included as well as a description of how this document, after being fashioned and used 50-70 C.E., was mysteriously lost for over eighteen hundred years before being found in an obscure library in Istanbul. The study questions, bibliography, and flowcharts enable even first-time users to grasp the functional and pastoral genius that characterized the earliest Christian communities.
Author: Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Publisher:
Published: 1898
Total Pages: 608
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Apostolic Fathers
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2009-06-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1575673312
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Now with a new foreword by Mark Galli. A collection of the earliest known writings of the church, The Apostolic Fathers includes a sermon and six brief documents: the First and Second Epistles of Clement, the Didache, the Epistles of Ignatius, the Epistle of Polycarp, the Epistle about Polycarp's Martyrdom, and the Shepherd of Hermas. "There are two ways, one of life and one of death," begins the Didache, "and between the two ways there is a great difference." Followers of the way of life today will find much encouragement of those who first embarked on the path two millennia ago. The John Lightfoot (1602-1675) translation was the source used for this edition of Apostolic Fathers.
Author: Richie Cooley
Publisher: Richie Cooley
Published: 2021-02-11
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1005539472
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What does the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and a future deep impact from a comet have in common? They both feature in an obscure passage from the prophet Amos. Read this free booklet to find out the details. (This is written from a fundamental Christian perspective.)
Author: Richie Cooley
Publisher: Richie Cooley
Published: 2018-10-07
Total Pages: 61
ISBN-13: 0463892305
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This booklet examines the evidence that the days of eschatological realization may be fast approaching. It is designed to encourage believers and to cause people outside of Christianity to consider the Bible's amazing prophecies. This is the new, edited version.
Author: David Rankin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-08-17
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 0521480671
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Was Tertullian of Cathage a schismatic? How did he view the church and its bishops? How did he understand the exercise of authority within the church? In this study David Rankin sets the writings of Tertullian in the context of the early third century church and the developments it was undergoing in relation to both its structures and its self-understanding. He then discusses Tertullian's own theology of the church, his imagery and his perception of church office and ministry. Tertullian maintained throughout his career a high view of the church, and this in part constituted the motivation for his vitriolic attacks on the church's hierarchy after he had joined the New Prophecy movement. His contribution to the development of the church has often been misunderstood, and this thorough exploration provides a timely reassessment of its nature and importance.
Author: Richie Cooley
Publisher: Richie Cooley
Published: 2018-05-14
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 0463883969
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A fascinating headline recently made its rounds. Some scientists have boldly asserted that octopi are from outer space. This is a commentary on their conjecture. This is the new, edited version.
