Early Christian Doctrines
Title | Early Christian Doctrines PDF eBook |
Author | J. N. D. Kelly |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 2000-11-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780826452528 |
"A history of doctrines of the early Church, written and arranged with exceptional clarity by a leading patristic scholar, the principal of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Canon Kelly describes the development of the principal Christian doctrines from the close of the first century to the middle of the fifth, and from the end of the apostolic age to the council of Chalcedon. His book thus covers the great doctrinally creative period in the Church's history, the centuries in which there was a constant upsurge of fresh ideas before the settled formalism of both the East and West. He gives the student and invaluable outline of Church history and patrology against which to place the evolving theological doctrines which he summarises and expounds" -- Back cover.
Early Christian Creeds
Title | Early Christian Creeds PDF eBook |
Author | J. N. D. Kelly |
Publisher | T&T Clark |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-03-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780567658760 |
Faith in Formulae
Title | Faith in Formulae PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfram Kinzig |
Publisher | Oxford Early Christian Texts |
Pages | 1856 |
Release | 2017-09-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780198269410 |
This collection of all creeds and credal formulae of the early Church in Greek and Latin covers the period from the writings of the New Testament down to the early Middle Ages. The source texts are taken from the most up-to-date critical editions available and newly found texts have been added. They are accompanied by English translations and, where applicable, introduced individually by brief remarks on their authorship, date, and provenance.
Early Christian Creeds & Hymns
Title | Early Christian Creeds & Hymns PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Costa |
Publisher | H&e Academic |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2021-08-17 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781774840139 |
Throughout the history of the Church, Christians have expressed their faith in word and song. Among the ways they confessed what they believed was through creeds. The term"creed," which comes from the Latin credo ("I believe"), has played a central role in the identity of the Church and expressing her core beliefs. Some of the more famous creeds are the Apostles' Creed and Nicene Creed. While these creeds developed in the first few centuries of the Church, the earliest creeds are embedded within the New Testament text itself. The singing of hymns, which are closely associated with creeds, has also been part of the Church's ancient heritage. These credal hymns were adopted from the synagogues and have continued to be an integral expression of worship today. The New Testament contains many of the hymns that the early Christians sang. Since these hymns are confessional in nature, we can state that hymns were creed-like, confessing in song what the earliest Christians believed. This book examines the ancient creeds and hymns found in the New Testament, shedding light on what the earliest Christians held to be central, definitional, and foundational to their faith.
The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages
Title | The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Hahn |
Publisher | Emmaus Road Publishing |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2016-05-26 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1941447791 |
Why were the early Christians willing to die to protect a single iota of the creed? Why have the Judeans, Romans, and Persians—among others—seen the Christian creed as a threat to the established social order? In The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, bestselling author Dr. Scott Hahn recovers and conveys the creed’s revolutionary character. Tracing the development of the first formulations of faith in the early Church through later ecumenical councils, The Creed tells the story of how the very profession of our belief in Christ fashions us for heavenly life as we live out our earthly days.
Creeds of the Churches
Title | Creeds of the Churches PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Leith |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 760 |
Release | 1982-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780804205269 |
"An excellent compendium of Christian creeds. Especially valuable are the informative notes and comments by the editor which introduce both creedal sections and individual creeds".----Presbyterian Journal
The Story of Creeds and Confessions
Title | The Story of Creeds and Confessions PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Fairbairn |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1493418181 |
Creeds and confessions throughout Christian history provide a unique vantage point from which to study the Christian faith. To this end, Donald Fairbairn and Ryan Reeves construct a story that captures both the central importance of creeds and confessions over the centuries and their unrealized potential to introduce readers to the overall sweep of church history. The book features texts of classic creeds and confessions as well as informational sidebars.