Dictionary of Early Christian Literature

Siegmar Dopp; Wilhelm Geerlings

ISBN 10: 0824518055 / ISBN 13: 9780824518059

Published by A Herder & Herder Book, The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2000

About this Item

xvi, 621pp. Translated from the German by Matthew O'Connell. Just a touch of wear to volume and dust-jacket, with 2 minor, faint abrasions to top of front panel of dust-jacket. A nice, clean, sound and attractive copy with no writing to text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictionary of Early Christian Literature
• Publisher: A Herder & Herder Book, The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824518055
• ISBN 13: 9780824518059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theological Reference
  • Patristics/Early Christianity

About this title

Synopsis

The long-awaited successor to Berthold Altaner's Patrologie handbook, the Dictionary of Early Christian Literature presents the life and work of Chrisitan authors up to the eighth century and an assessment of their lasting influence on the Christian tradition. The Dictionary offers complete and precise information as well as an updated bibliography in an easy-to-use alphabetical arrangement. Articles on authors provide a brief description of their lives, a presentation of their works, and an assessment of their invluence on the Christian tradition. Other articles deal with types of works and their particular characteristics. Despite the wealth of articles, movements and developments within the centuries can be easily grasped, providing valuable insight into the formation of the Christian tradition as we understand it today.

About the Author

Siegmar Doepp is Professor of Classical Philosophy at the University of Gottingen in Germany. Wilhelm Geerlings is Professor of Church History, Patrology, and Christian Archaeology at the University of Bochum in Germany.