The Saints

Simon, Edith

ISBN 10: 0140214631 / ISBN 13: 9780140214635

Published by Penguin, 1968

About this Item

A good+ condition Pelican book published by Penguin in 1968. The cover is unmarked apart from a crease to the spine. The binding is very good. The pages are complete and although slightly tanned at edges, clean and the text is clear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Saints
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140214631
• ISBN 13: 9780140214635
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

The saint is a unique creation of Christianity. In the years that followed the crucifixion those whom detractors called 'Christians' called themselves 'the saints'. They saw themselves as being 'sanctified' by their belief that the Messiah had walked the earth. Their leaders - Peter and the disciples who had known Jesus, Paul and other converts - often suffered extreme persecution. As spiritual heroes and as disseminators of the gospel, these acquired special historical significance.

In this illustrated monograph Edith Simon tells the dramatic and often moving story of these and later heroes.

Providing a historical and ideological background for each phase of the Church's growth, Simon shows how the attitude towards its holy men gradually changed.