The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic FathersPart of Cambridge Companions to Religion
EDITORS:
Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne
Scott Harrower, Ridley College, Melbourne
DATE PUBLISHED: June 2021
AVAILABILITY: Available
FORMAT: Paperback [also hardback & eBook]
ISBN: 9781108454452£ 26.99
PaperbackDescription
The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers offers an informative introduction to the extant body of Christian texts that existed beside and after the New Testament known to us as the apostolic fathers. Featuring cutting-edge research by leading scholars, it explores how the early Church expanded and evolved over the course of the first and second centuries as evidenced by its textual history. The volume includes thematic essays on imperial context, the relationship between Christianity and Judaism, the growth and diversification of the early church, influences and intertextuality, and female leaders in the early church. The Companion contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture. The Companion will serve as an essential resource for instructors and students of the first two centuries of Christianity.
- A cutting edge, thematic introduction to the Apostolic Fathers, a forgotten era in the history of the early church
- Integrates New Testament studies and the study of early Christianity (Patristics)
- Contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture
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