Theophilus of Alexandria (The Early Church Fathers) - Softcover

Norman Russell

 
9780415289153: Theophilus of Alexandria (The Early Church Fathers)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415289157 ISBN 13: 9780415289153
Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

If Theophilus of Alexandria seems a minor figure today, it is because we persist in seeing him through the eyes of hostile contemporary witnesses, each of whom had his own reasons for diminishing Theophilus’ stature. In fact, he was one of the greatest bishops of the Theodosian era, who played an important role in a crucial phase of the Roman Empire’s transformation into a Christian society.

Norman Russell's new assessment of Theophilus shows him as an able theologian, an expert ecclesiastical lawyer, a highly skilled orator and, surprisingly, a spiritual teacher. The introductory section examines his efforts to Christianize an Egypt still denominated by its great temples and his battles to maintain the pre-eminence of the Alexandrian Church in an age of rapid change. The texts, most of them translated into a modern language for the first time, reveal the full power and range of his thinking.

Thoephilus of Alexandria brings back into focus a figure who has long been neglected in the study of early Christianity and will provide students and lecturers with a fresh perspective, not least through the translation of texts, for the first time, into English.

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Norman Russell

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415289157
ISBN 13 
9780415289153
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240

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