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Repentance in late antiquity : eastern asceticism and the framing of the Christian life c. 400-650 CE / Alexis Torrance.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Torrance, Alexis.
- Series:
- Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
- Oxford theology and religion monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Repentance--Christianity--History.
- Repentance.
- Asceticism--Christianity--History.
- Asceticism.
- Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Christian life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study provides a fresh perspective on the concept of repentance in early Christianity. Alexis Torrance focuses on writings by several ascetic theologians of the fifth to seventh centuries, and also examines texts from Scripture, early Christian treatises and homilies, apocalyptic material, and canonical literature.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. True and False Repenting: Trends in the Study of Early Christian Repentance from the Reformation to the Present; 2. Defining Repentance in the Greek Patristic World, Part I: Hellenistic Judaism, the New Testament, and Non-Judaeo-Christian Hellenistic Sources; 3. Defining Repentance in the Greek Patristic World, Part II: Repentance in the Early Church (a Re-assessment); 4. Repentance in the Treatises of St Mark the Monk; 5. Repentance in the Letters of SS Barsanuphius and John of Gaza
- 6. Repentance in the Oeuvre of St John of the LadderConclusion: Repentance in Christian Late Antiquity and the Question of Continuity; Epilogue; Appendix I: Apocalyptic Repentance in the Early Church; Appendix II: The Penitential Canons and Monastic Repentance; Bibliography; Index of Scriptural References; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 14, 2012).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-84845-7
- 0-19-164378-5
- OCLC:
- 820070267
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