Nicene and post-Nicene Fathers. Second series \ edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893.

Wace, Henry, 1836-1924.

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Christian literature, Early.

Fathers of the church.

Physical Description:

14 volumes ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Select library of the Christian Church

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, [1994]

Summary:

Wiles introduces Paul's theology by helping readers bridge the gaps of time and place between twenty-first-century Western readers and the first-century Mediterranean apostle. Writing with undergraduates in mind, Wiles especially relies upon solid interpretation coupled with modern analogies and engages the reader in a meaningful way. Taking her cue from the notion that what may be familiar may not necessarily be understood, Wiles shows how assuming knowledge of Paul's thought world and language leads to confusion and misunderstanding. Thus "familiar" terms such as "righteousness, sin, law," and "grace" take on a new dimension under Wiles's guiding hand. Paul's experience of God is also factored in as a very real dimension of his relationship with God. Wiles thinks once we are able to appreciate Paul in his own context, then Paul's writings offer lessons about human existence for believer and nonbeliever alike.

""Making Sense of Paul" is a refreshingly insightful and splendid attempt to allow the complexity of the Apostle's theology to become intelligible both for the beginner as well as for the mature learner. Even those who might wish to place the emphases at different points in Paul's thought will profit from the lucidity of expression and the use of consistently thought-provoking and helpful illustrations. This magnificent little gem fills a huge void in Pauline literature and rightly will find very wide usage."" Karl Paul Donfried, Professor and Chair, Department of Religion and Biblical Literature, Smith College

Contents:

v. 1. Eusebius: Church history, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in praise of Constantine

v. 2. Socrates, Sozomenus: Church histories

v. 3. Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical writings, etc.

v. 4. Ath

Select works and letters

v. 5. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic treatises, etc.

v. 6. Jerome: Letters and select works

v. 7. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

v. 8. Basil: Letters and select works

v. 9. Hilary of Poitie

Damascus

v. 10. Ambrose: Select works and letters

v. 11. Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian

v. 12. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great

v. 13. Part II. Gregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat

v. 14. The

ecumenical councils.

Notes:

At head of title: A Select library of the Christian Church.

Reprint. Originally published: Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1890.

Includes index.

ISBN:

156563117X

1565631188

1565631196

156563120X

1565631218

1565631226

1565631234

1565631242

1565631250

1565631269

1565631277

1565631285

1565631293

1565631307

OCLC:

30708787