Norms of Faith and Life

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Series Introduction, Volume Introduction, The Fourfold Gospel, The Debate over the Muratorian Fragment and the Development of the Canon, The Wisdom of Solomon in the Muratorian Fragment, Kainh diaghkh The Title of the New Testament in the Second and Third Centuries, Clement of Alexandria as a Witness to the Development of the New Testament Canon, Irenaeus' Use of Paul in His Polemic Against the Gnostics, The Use and Interpretation of Paul in Irenaeus's Five Books Adversus Haereses, In novissimis diebus: Biblical Promises, Jewish Hopes and Early Christian Exegesis, Chalcedon Revisited: A Historical and Theological Reflection, Diogenes Laertius and the Apostolic Succession, Position and Patronage in the Early Church: The Original Meaning of Primacy of Honour, The Authority of Augustine, The Eyes Infected by Evil: Basil of Caesarea's Homily, On Envy, John Chrysostom on Almsgiving and the Use of Money, Jerome and the Sham Christians of Rome, The Morality of Lying in St. Augustine, Augustine's Own Examples of Lying, Acknowledgments

About the author

Everett Ferguson is Professor of Church History Emeritus at Abilene Christian University. A specialist in early Christian history, his work in this field includes the books Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Studies inEarly Christianity, and The Church of Christ: A BiblicalEcclesiology for Today

Summary

This volume is part of the collection "Recent Studies in Early Christianity". It looks at how Christianity affected the life of people at the time.

Product details

• Assisted by: Everett Ferguson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.1999
• EAN: 9780815330707
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3070-7
• No. of pages: 372
• Weight: 850 g
• Series: Recent Studies in Early Christianity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, The Early Church