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Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp

Author : Policarpo (santo, vescovo di Smirne)

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 18,48 MB

Release : 2013-07-25

Category : History

ISBN : 0199228396

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This commentary on Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp includes extensive introductions, the Greek or Latin texts, facing English translations, and substantial comments on each passage. The preliminary material investigates Polycarpian traditions and reconstructs an outline of his life. The introductory studies for both Philippians and the Martyrdom discuss text and manuscript traditions, date and place of composition, historical setting, literary genre and style, unity and integrity, purpose and themes, theology, and post-composition influence. The volume also explores communal self-definition, moral formation, and the transmission of traditions, including the use of documents now found in the New Testament. The commentary proceeds passage by passage, but also includes lengthy discussions of critical issues and key interpretive questions. The investigations survey the current status of relevant scholarship and contain balanced discussions of controversial topics and scholarly debates.



Reasonable Faith

Author : William Lane Craig

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 13,41 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433501155

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This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.



Polycarp and Paul

Author : Kenneth Berding

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 44,46 MB

Release : 2015-12-22

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9004313273

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This volume addresses the question of the Apostle Paul's literary and theological influences on Polycarp of Smyrna. To this end, the most detailed analysis in print of Polycarp's dependence on earlier literature--both biblical and extra-biblical--is undertaken in the first part of the book. This general analysis forms the basis for the study of three questions: 1) Is Polyarp an imitator of Paul? 2) Whom does Polycarp think is the author of the Pastoral Epistles? 3) To what degree is Polycarp influenced by the theology of Paul? This volume will be of particular interest to anyone studying the Apostolic Fathers, the reception of Paul in the second century, the concept of imitation, and the authorship of the Pastoral Epistles.



The Apostolic Fathers

Author : Kenneth Berding

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 31,22 MB

Release : 2017-04-25

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1498240968

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Who were the Apostolic Fathers? What did they care about? Why did they write what they wrote? The Apostolic Fathers: A Narrative Introduction is the most engaging introduction to Apostolic Fathers you will ever read. Imagine what it would be like to ask Polycarp about the documents that were composed during his lifetime. You don't have to imagine any longer. Situated during the final week of Polycarp's life, these fictional dialogues will introduce you to the earliest Christian documents after the time of the apostles. You will come to know Clement, Ignatius, Hermas, Papias, and others. Freshly translated excerpts from the writings themselves are included after each chapter.



Early Christian Writings

Author :

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 16,75 MB

Release : 1987-04-30

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0141915307

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The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and outline a form of early Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism. Included here are the first Epistle of Bishop Clement of Rome, an impassioned plea for harmony; The Epistle of Polycarp; The Epistle of Barnabas; The Didache; and the Seven Epistles written by Ignatius of Antioch - among them his moving appeal to the Romans that they grant him a martyr's death.



The Apostolic Fathers ...

Author : Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Publisher :

Page : 608 pages

File Size : 41,37 MB

Release : 1898

Category : Fathers of the church

ISBN :

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Polycarp and the New Testament

Author : Paul Hartog

Publisher :

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 25,72 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Religion

ISBN :

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Paul Hartog argues for the unity and early dating of Polycarp's letter to the Philippians and thus provides invaluable early evidence for the use of various New Testament documents. - Back cover.



Paul's 'Works of the Law' in the Perspective of Second Century Reception

Author : Matthew J. Thomas

Publisher : Mohr Siebeck

Page : 285 pages

File Size : 42,98 MB

Release : 2018-07-24

Category : Religion

ISBN : 3161562755

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Paul writes that we are justified by faith apart from 'works of the law', a disputed term that represents a fault line between 'old' and 'new' perspectives on Paul. Was the Apostle reacting against the Jews' good works done to earn salvation, or the Mosaic Law's practices that identified the Jewish people? Matthew J. Thomas examines how Paul's second century readers understood these points in conflict, how they relate to 'old' and 'new' perspectives, and what their collective witness suggests about the Apostle's own meaning. Surprisingly, these early witnesses align closely with the 'new' perspective, though their reasoning often differs from both viewpoints. They suggest that Paul opposes these works neither due to moralism, nor primarily for experiential or social reasons, but because the promised new law and covenant, which are transformative and universal in scope, have come in Christ.



Paul and the Second Century

Author : Michael F. Bird

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 283 pages

File Size : 20,76 MB

Release : 2011-05-05

Category : Religion

ISBN : 056701844X

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This volume looks at the imprint and influence that the writings of the Apostle Paul had in the second century, examining the Pauline corpus in conjunction with key second century figures and texts such as Ignatius, Polycarp, and the Epistle of Diognetus. It investigates the impact of Paul's legacy and examines how this legacy shaped the Christianity that emerged in the second century as represented by the Apostolic Fathers, the early Christian Apologists, and among Gnostic and Judeo Christian groups.



The Church in History

Author : B. K. Kuiper

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 426 pages

File Size : 39,75 MB

Release : 1988-06-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467421839

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A standard survey of the history of the Christian church from A.D. 33 to modern times, The Church in History by B. K. Kuiper has long been the textbook of choice for many secondary schools and Bible institutes, having sold well over 150,000 copies since first published more than a half century ago. Detailed and fact-filled yet balanced and readable, this volume offers a panoramic view of the church's growth worldwide throughout the past 2,000 years, including a comprehensive section on the church in the United States and Canada. With close to 300 photographs, maps, and timelines throughout and thought-provoking study questions at the end of each chapter, The Church in History is an excellent introductory resource for students or for anyone wanting to better understand the history of the church.