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Author:   Leslie Houlden ,  Antone Minard
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 25.90cm
Weight:   1.928kg
ISBN:  

9781610698030

ISBN 10:   1610698037
Pages:   695
Publication Date:   23 June 2015
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Entries Topical List of Entries How to Use This Book Introduction to the 2003 Edition Introduction to the Present Edition Entries, A–Z Primary Documents Sayings of Jesus from the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Collection (Fifth–Sixth Centuries ce) Epistle of Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans (ca. 100 ce) Pliny the Younger Requests Instructions from Emperor Trajan on How to Deal with Followers of Christ (ca. 112 ce) The Didache, or the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Late First/ Early Second Century ce) Ode to Sophia from the Acts of Thomas (Early Third Century ce) Sacramental Prayers or Invocations from the Acts of Thomas (Early Third Century ce) Summary of a Story about the Apostle Thomas in India from the Acts of Thomas (Early Third Century ce) Excerpts from the Gnostic Text Pistis Sophia (Third–Fourth Centuries ce) Letter of the Council of Nicaea to the Egyptian Church (ca. 325 ce) The Sacramentary of Serapion, Bishop of Thmuis (ca. 350 ce) Documents from the Council of Chalcedon (451, 452 ce) Francis of Assisi's Letter to All the Faithful (1215) Excerpt from Martin Luther's Treatise on Good Works (1520) Excerpt from the Autobiography of Ignatius of Loyola (1553–1555) Excerpt from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559) Excerpt from the Autobiography of Teresa of Ávila (1560s) Excerpt from Cardinal John Henry Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864) Excerpt from Albert Schweitzer's The Quest of the Historical Jesus (1906) Glossary Bibliography Editors and Contributors Index

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Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers. - Choice The quality of the content is good, above all for use in an academic (college library, early years of university) setting. . . . As a desk reference work it would be a useful addition to the working theologian or priest/minister engaged in church and community work. - Reference Reviews In retaining much of the original content, the revised edition stands on a firm foundation. The new content may broaden the work's appeal. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. - Booklist

In retaining much of the original content, the revised edition stands on a firm foundation. The new content may broaden the work's appeal. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. - Booklist

"""In retaining much of the original content, the revised edition stands on a firm foundation. The new content may broaden the work’s appeal. Recommended for academic and large public libraries."" - Booklist ""The quality of the content is good, above all for use in an academic (college library, early years of university) setting. . . . As a desk reference work it would be a useful addition to the working theologian or priest/minister engaged in church and community work."" - Reference Reviews ""Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers."" - Choice"

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Leslie Houlden is an Anglican priest and a retired professor of the University of London. Antone Minard, PhD, is lecturer in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University and in the Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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