Bible in Christian North Africa (eBook)

Part I: Commencement to the Confessiones of Augustine (ca. 180 to 400 CE)

Anthony Dupont, Jonathan Yates (Herausgeber)

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2020 | 1. Auflage
409 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-1-61451-649-1 (ISBN)

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The series Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) provides comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. Based on the multi-volume reference work Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), HBR offers broad and in-depth analyses of selected issues found in EBR. The Handbooks address a wide range of interdisciplinary matters, including reception of the Bible in various contexts and historical periods; in diverse geographic areas; in particular cultural, social, and political contexts; and in relation to important biblical themes, topics, and figures. HBR is an indispensable tool for scholars and students in the field of biblical reception.

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Jonathan Yates, Villanova Universität, PA, U.S.A., Anthony Dupont, Katholische Universität Löwen, Belgien.

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This handbook explores the formation of Christianity in Northern Africa from the second century CE until the present. It focuses on the reception of Scripture in the life of the Church, the processes of decision making, the theological and philosophical reflections of the Church Fathers in various cultural contexts, and schismatic or heretical movements. Volume one covers the first four centuries up until the time of Augustine.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• ISBN-10: 1-61451-649-9 / 1614516499
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61451-649-1 / 9781614516491