Handbook of Patristic Exegesis (2 Vols) - The Bible in Ancient Christianity

Through this comprehensive Handbook, the reader will obtain a balanced and cohesive picture of the Early Church. It gives an overall view of the reception, transmission, and interpretation of the Bible in the life and thought of the Church during the first five centuries of Christianity.

About the author

Charles Kannengiesser was Successor of the late Cardinal Jean Daniélou at the Institut Catholique, Paris, Catherine Huisking Professor of Historical Theology at Notre Dame University, Indiana (1982-92) and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ. Since 1992 he is Professor at Concordia University, Montreal. He has published several books and many articles on Athanasius of Alexandria and the Alexandrian tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Kannengiesser
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2004
• EAN: 9789004098152
• ISBN: 978-90-04-09815-2
• No. of pages: 1544
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 247 mm x 101 mm
• Weight: 2917 g
• Series: Bible in Ancient Christianity
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity