Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity
Title | Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Nibley |
Publisher | Shadow Mountain |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781590383896 |
From Apostles to Bishops
Title | From Apostles to Bishops PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Aloysius Sullivan |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Episcopacy |
ISBN | 9780809105342 |
Examines the origins and development of the episcopacy in the early church with an eye toward its implications for current ecumenical issues relating to the episcopacy and apostolic succession.
Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene
Title | Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene PDF eBook |
Author | Bart D Ehrman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2008-04-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195343506 |
From the Publisher: Bart Ehrman, author of the bestsellers Misquoting Jesus and Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene.
The Apostolic Fathers ...
Title | The Apostolic Fathers ... PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Barber Lightfoot |
Publisher | |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Fathers of the church |
ISBN |
Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church
Title | Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church PDF eBook |
Author | Pope Benedict XVI |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 2011-02-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1681492784 |
Based on Pope Benedict XVI's weekly teaching on the relationship between Christ and the Church, this book tells the drama of Jesus' first disciples - his Apostles and their associates - and how they spread Jesus' message throughout the ancient world. Far from distorting the truth about Jesus of Nazareth, insists Pope Benedict, the early disciples remained faithful to it, even at the cost of their lives. Beginning with the Twelve as the foundation of Jesus' re-establishment of the Holy People of God, Pope Benedict examines the story of the early followers of Christ. He draws on Scripture and early tradition to consider such important figures as Peter, Andrew, James and John, and even Judas Iscariot. Benedict moves beyond the original Twelve to discuss Paul of Tarsus, the persecutor of Christianity who became one of Jesus' greatest disciples. Also considered are Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Barnabas, Timothy, Titus, the wife and husband "team" of Priscilla and Aquila, and such key women figures as Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Phoebe. Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church is a fascinating journey back to the origins of Christianity. It reveals how Jesus' earliest disciples faithfully conveyed the truth about the "Jesus of history" and how they laid the foundations for the Church, through whom people today can know the same Jesus.
The Early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius
Title | The Early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Trebilco |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 851 |
Release | 2007-10-17 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0802807690 |
The capital city of the province of Asia in the first century CE, Ephesus played a key role in the development of early Christianity. In this book Paul Trebilco examines the early Christians from Paul to Ignatius, seen in the context of our knowledge of the city as a whole. Drawing on Paul's letters and the Acts of the Apostles, Trebilco looks at the foundations of the church, both before and during the Pauline mission. He shows that in the period from around 80 to 100 CE there were a number of different communities in Ephesus that regarded themselves as Christians -- the Pauline and Johannine groups, Nicolaitans, and others -- testifying to the diversity of that time and place. Including further discussions on the Ephesus addresses of the apostle John and Ignatius, this scholarly study of the early Ephesian Christians and their community is without peer.
A Literary History of Early Christianity: The apostolic fathers
Title | A Literary History of Early Christianity: The apostolic fathers PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Thomas Cruttwell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Christian literature, Early |
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