Patrology I-III.

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By Johannes Quasten
The new paperback printing of a monumental work, the first volume of which appeared in 1950.
The present series places at the disposal of the English reading public a solid introduction to early Christian literature. It is the first work of its kind written originally in English. Reviewers were unanimous in heaping praise upon the publication and looking upon it as a breakthrough in studying the Fathers of the Church.
To arouse interest in the works of the Fathers, the author provides numerous excerpts in English. These are thought of as samples that, by giving the reader a taste of the beauty and sublimity of the Patristic writings, may tempt him to take in hand the original and get his own impression of it, or, if that is too much for him, at least to read it in good translation. Only this, if achieved, will put the student close to Patristic literature, because only then does he sense the atmosphere
of Christian antiquity and begin to penetrate its... Tovább

Fülszöveg

By Johannes Quasten
The new paperback printing of a monumental work, the first volume of which appeared in 1950.
The present series places at the disposal of the English reading public a solid introduction to early Christian literature. It is the first work of its kind written originally in English. Reviewers were unanimous in heaping praise upon the publication and looking upon it as a breakthrough in studying the Fathers of the Church.
To arouse interest in the works of the Fathers, the author provides numerous excerpts in English. These are thought of as samples that, by giving the reader a taste of the beauty and sublimity of the Patristic writings, may tempt him to take in hand the original and get his own impression of it, or, if that is too much for him, at least to read it in good translation. Only this, if achieved, will put the student close to Patristic literature, because only then does he sense the atmosphere
of Christian antiquity and begin to penetrate its world. The author's experience as a university professor prompted him to adopt this device. The selections are designed also to show the development of theology in the early centuries and to illustrate the approach of the Fathers to the deposit of faith.
Volume I—The Beginnings of Patristic Literature—From the Apostles Creed to Irenaeus 368 pages—Paperback—$15.00
Volume II—The Ante-Nicene
Literature After Irenaeus
462 pages—Paperback—$18.00
Volume III—The Golden Age of Greek Patristic Literature 684 pages—Paperback—$21.00
Volume Set—$50.00
For the student of early Church History as well as of the development of Christian doctrine, Quasten's work is an outstanding contribution. Indeed one may confidently predict that it will be the standard work in the field for many years to come.
—The Princeton Seminary Bulletin
Wissenschaft is no longer presented in Olympic isolation. It is joined to theological and spiritual interests which make the era of the Fathers a fascinating story of revelation lived, grasped and experienced in its context of a live, developing Body.
—Worship Vissza