The Church and Literature
Title | The Church and Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Ecclesiastical History Society. Summer Meeting |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0954680995 |
A wide-ranging and impressive collection which illuminates the enduring relationship between the Church and literary creation.
Books and Readers in the Early Church
Title | Books and Readers in the Early Church PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Y. Gamble |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1995-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780300069181 |
This fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes. Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.
The Story of the Church Textbook
Title | The Story of the Church Textbook PDF eBook |
Author | Phillip Campbell |
Publisher | Tan Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020-07 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781505113198 |
In this thrilling narrative, Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling Story of Civilization series, takes children on a journey through Church history, beginning at Pentecost when Peter and the other apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and preached in the streets of Jerusalem, all the way through the pontificate of John Paul II and into modern times. Campbell's storybook style brings the narrative to life for young readers, taking them back in time and awakening a love and appreciation for history.
Called to Be Church
Title | Called to Be Church PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony B. Robinson |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2006-02-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780802860651 |
Biblical scholar Robert Wall and pastoral leader Anthony Robinson here join forces to bring the Acts of the Apostles forward to our time as a resource for congregational renewal and transformation.Featuring both careful exegetical study and exciting contemporary exposition, the fifteen chapters of Called to Be Church each first interpret the text of Acts as Scripture and then engage Acts for today's church. The book dives into many of the most vexing issues faced by the church then and now -- such issues as conflict resolution, pluralism and multiculturalism, sexuality, money, church and state, the role of the Holy Spirit, and more.Enhanced by study questions at the end of each chapter, Called to Be Church will lend itself especially well to small-group study within congregations. Pastors, lay readers, students, and ordinary believers alike will find the book helpful and inspiring.
Women in the Church (Third Edition)
Title | Women in the Church (Third Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Andreas J. Köstenberger |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2016-02-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433549646 |
The role of women in the church is more hotly debated today than ever. Christians on all sides of the issue often turn to the apostle Paul’s words in 1 Timothy to justify their position, arguing over the meaning and application of this challenging passage. Now in its third edition, this classic exposition of 1 Timothy 2:9–15 includes contributions by Thomas Schreiner, Andreas Köstenberger, Robert Yarbrough, Rosaria Butterfield, and others, walking readers through the biblical text with careful exegesis, sound reasoning, and a keen awareness of the implications for men and women in the church. Academically rigorous yet pastorally sensitive, this book offers Christians a helpful overview of Paul’s teaching related to how men and women are to relate to one another when it comes to authoritative teaching in the local church. Includes a new preface, a new conclusion, four updated chapters, and two all-new chapters.
Rewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse
Title | Rewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse PDF eBook |
Author | Samantha Zacher |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2013-12-05 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1441121102 |
The Bible played a crucial role in shaping Anglo-Saxon national and cultural identity. However, access to Biblical texts was necessarily limited to very few individuals in Medieval England. In this book, Samantha Zacher explores how the very earliest English Biblical poetry creatively adapted, commented on and spread Biblical narratives and traditions to the wider population. Systematically surveying the manuscripts of surviving poems, the book shows how these vernacular poets commemorated the Hebrews as God's 'chosen people' and claimed the inheritance of that status for Anglo-Saxon England. Drawing on contemporary translation theory, the book undertakes close readings of the poems Exodus, Daniel and Judith in order to examine their methods of adaptation for their particular theologico-political circumstances and the way they portray and problematize Judaeo-Christian religious identities.
Church We Want
Title | Church We Want PDF eBook |
Author | Orobator, Agbonkhianmeghe E. |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2016-08-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608336689 |
Featuring essays from a broad range of contributors this book is a treasure for anyone interested in theological reflection from an African perspective and is a necessary resource for theologians and scholars working in a church that is steadily moving its center to the Global South.