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What did the early church believe about killing? What was its view on abortion? How did it approach capital punishment and war? Noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider lets the testimony of the early church speak in the first of a three-volume series on biblical peacemaking. This book provides in English translation all extant data directly relevant to the witness of the early church until Constantine on killing. Primarily, it draws data from early church writings, but other evidence, such as archaeological finds and Roman writings, is included. Sider taps into current evangelical interest in how the early church informs contemporary life while presenting a thorough, comprehensive treatment on topics of perennial concern. The book includes brief introductions to every Christian writer cited and explanatory notes on many specific texts.

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Author:   Ronald J. Sider
Publisher:   Baker Publishing Group
Imprint:   Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780801036309

ISBN 10:   0801036305
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Christian Writers before Constantine 1. Didache 2. The Epistle of Barnabas 3. First Clement 4. Second Clement 5. Apocalypse of Peter 6. Justin Martyr 7. Tatian 8. Irenaeus 9. Athenagoras 10. Clement of Alexandria 11. Tertullian 12. Minucius Felix 13. Didascalia apostolorum 14. Julius Africanus 15. Origen 16. St. Cyprian 17. Gregory Thaumaturgus 18. Dionysius of Alexandria 19. Archelaus 20. Adamantius, Dialogue on the True Faith 21. Arnobius of Sicca 22. Lactantius Part 2: Church Orders and Synods 23. Apostolic Tradition 24. Three Later Church Orders 25. Synod of Arles Part 3: Miscellaneous Items 26. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas 27. Paul of Samosata 28. The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena Part 4: Other Evidence of Christian Soldiers before Constantine 29. The Thundering Legion 30. A Third Century Christian Prayer Hall Near a Military Camp 31. Epitaphs 32. Military Martyrs 33. Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History 34. An Early Christian Kingdom? Afterword Indexes

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"""An exceedingly careful, measured study of the literary evidence left by the early church on the morality of killing. It should prove to be authoritative in this field."" --David P. Gushee, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University"

An exceedingly careful, measured study of the literary evidence left by the early church on the morality of killing. It should prove to be authoritative in this field. --David P. Gushee, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University

Author Information

Ronald J. Sider (PhD, Yale University) is president of Evangelicals for Social Action and professor of theology, holistic ministry, and public policy at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience.

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