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BL
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879119
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The writings of the Apostolic fathers /\ edited by Paul Foster.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: T & T Clark,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xvi, 159 pages)
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| ISBN
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0567647277
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: 1283201445
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: 9780567647276
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: 9781283201445
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: 9786613201447
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0567031055
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0567031063
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9780567031051
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9780567031068
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Apostolic Fathers and the struggle for Christian identity / Helmut Koester -- Didache / Jonathan A. Draper -- 1 Clement : an introduction / Andrew Gregory -- 2 Clement and the meaning of the Christian homily / Paul Parvis -- Fragments of Papias / Charles E. Hill -- Apology of Quadratus / Paul Foster -- Shepherd of Hermas / Joseph Verheyden -- Epistle of Barnabas / James Carleton Paget -- Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch / Paul Foster -- Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians / Michael Holmes -- Martyrdom of Polycarp / Sara Parvis -- Epistle ot Diognetus / Paul Foster.
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| Abstract
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Foster offers a comprehensive introduction to the writings of the Apostolic Fathers. Each chapter offers a treatment of the most controversial aspects of each text and discusses the theology of each of the writings in order to orient readers to the development of Christian thinking in the second century.
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Apostolic Fathers.
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Christian literature, Early-- Greek authors-- History and criticism.
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Apostolic Fathers.
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Apostolische Väter
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Christian literature, Early-- Greek authors.
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RELIGION-- Christian Church-- History.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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270.1
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| LC Classification
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BR67.W75 2007eb
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| Added Entry
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Foster, Paul,1966-
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