The Early Church books

An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by...  Read More >>

This book offers a working description of beauty. It draws on the Scriptures, both Old and New Testament, to illustrate...  Read More >>

The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity examines the fate of Greek and Latin-spreaking Jews living in the Mediterranean...  Read More >>

What can the church today learn from the experience of the early church, particularly as recorded in the Book of...  Read More >>

The twenty-first century opened with the religiously-inspired attacks of 9/11 and in the years since such attacks...  Read More >>

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This book is the first of two volumes arguing that kingdom ethics is the core substance of the message of the historical...  Read More >>

An introduction and commentary to the Didache, or the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, one of the earliest writings...  Read More >>

This book is intended for those interested in patristics, liturgy, and sacramental theology: scholars, theology...  Read More >>

Ephrem the Syrian's six Metrical Discourses on Faith reflect on issues central to or arising from the Arian...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of different understandings of sin in early Christianity.  Read More >>

This book examines ancient generative theories, physiological understandings of breast milk, and presentations of...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of different understandings of sin in early Christianity.  Read More >>

"While Augustine's understanding of will is constantly invoked in secondary literature, it rarely receives analysis...  Read More >>

Religious Dissent in Late Antiquity reconsiders the Christianization of the late Roman Empire. The focus is on the...  Read More >>

"No detailed description available for ""Homilien zum Hexateuch in Rufins �bersetzung. Teil 1: Die Homilien zu Genesis,...  Read More >>

A one-volume translation of one of the most important and controversial texts from early Christianity. It offers...  Read More >>

Identity theories have emphasised that the construction of an identity follows abstract and universal processes...  Read More >>

Whereas many works interpret Irenaeus only as he relates to certain gnostic teachings, this book recognizes the...  Read More >>

This study is the first to examine the question of gender and sexuality in early Christian debates on the nature...  Read More >>

This study is a reflection on the development and formulation of Christology in the first eight centuries of Christian...  Read More >>

The seventh edition of Bart D. Ehrman's highly successful introduction approaches the New Testament from a consistently...  Read More >>

How ancient Christian debates concerning Moses' ability to see God embroiled social rivalries and defined the limits...  Read More >>

How ancient Christian debates concerning Moses' ability to see God embroiled social rivalries and defined the limits...  Read More >>

A bestselling author shows how the model of the early church can help Christians living in the West respond faithfully,...  Read More >>