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The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from its First Beginnings to the Conversion of the English - Softcover

Frederick Fyvie Bruce; F.F. Bruce

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9780802818058: The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from its First Beginnings to the Conversion of the English
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802818056 ISBN 13: 9780802818058
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1980

Synopsis

In this history of the early Christian Church, Professor Bruce divides the complex story into three sections. The first, "The Dawn of Christianity," deals with the Church from its infancy to the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The second section, "The Growing Day," continues the story up to the accession of Constantine in A.D. 313 and the Church's consequent official status. "Light in the West," the final part, is about Christianity in Rome and its spread to the British Isles after the barbarian invasion. The picture that emerges is of the Church as an unquenchable spiritual force organized for tribulation, whose spiritual resources are never more unlimited than in times of seeming disaster.

A wealth of quotations from Jewish and classical sources, combined with F.F. Bruce's straightforward style, make this book a valuable contribution to the study of the history of the Church.

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About the Author

F.F. Bruce (1910--1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, England. He wrote more than forty commentaries and other widely used books, including Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free, The Acts of the Apostles, The Gospel of John, and The Message of the New Testament. He served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament from 1962 to 1990.

Review

"This is the work of a most painstaking student and scholar well abreast of the latest historical research.... It shows abundant evidence of wide and careful study and gives us a concise and very readable account of the origins of the Christian Church, its chequered history, the heresies which challenged it, as well as the development of its worship, discipline and government.... It proves a valuable handbook for the theological student and for the ordinary keen Church member." The English Churchman

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Publisher
Eerdmans Pub Co
Publication date
1980
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802818056
ISBN 13 
9780802818058
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
432
Rating
  • 4.18 out of 5 stars
    51 ratings by Goodreads