Holiness teaching--New Testament times to Wesley / edited by Paul M. Bassett ; volume advisors, George Failing, William Greathouse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bassett, Paul M.

Failing, George.

Greathouse, William.

Series:

Great holiness classics ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methodist Church--Doctrines--History.

Methodist Church.

Holiness churches--Doctrines--History.

Holiness churches.

Holiness--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Holiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Understanding the Great Holiness Classics""; ""Concepts and Identifying Terms""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Editor's Introduction to Volume 1""; ""A Unique Volume""; ""Choosing the Sources""; ""Chapter 1: Identifying Holiness Concepts From The First 17 Centuries ""; ""The Wesleys and Their Sources""; ""Entering into John Wesley's Labor""; ""Reading the Sources""; ""A Theological Footnote""; ""Chapter 2: Sin, Entire Sanctification, And Perfection�Theological Expressions (ca. 100�ca. 300) ""

""Non-Christian Ideas""""Gentile Beliefs""; ""Gnosticism""; ""Jewish Beliefs""; ""Essential Differences""; ""Christian Theological Expressions""; ""The Shepherd of Hermas ""; ""From Shepherd of Hermas, ""Mandates"" 12.2.4� 6.5""; ""Irenaeus (ca. 180) ""; ""Against Heresies 4.20.5-6""; ""Against Heresies 5.6.1-2""; ""Against Heresies 5.8.1-2""; ""Clement of Alexandria (ca. 150�ca. 216) ""; ""Miscellanies 7.1""; ""Miscellanies 7.3""; ""Miscellanies 7.10""; ""Chapter 3: Sin, Entire Sanctification, And Perfection in Early Christian Worship (ca. 100�ca. 300) ""

""An Early Baptismal Liturgy""""Hippolytus of Rome ""; ""The Apostolic Tradition 15-21: Freedom from Sinful Attitudes ""; ""Baptism, Sanctification, and Perfection""; ""Justin Martyr (ca. 100-ca. 165) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""Apology 1.61: How We Dedicate Ourselves to God""; ""Clement of Alexandria (ca. 150�ca. 216) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""Paedagogos 1.6.25.1�32.1: To Be Perfect Is to Be What God Wants Us to Be""; ""Tertullian (ca. 160�ca. 225) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""On Baptism 4-8: The Spirit Sanctifies""; ""A Developed Baptismal Liturgy""

""The Apostolic Constitutions 3.16.3-4 17.1-4""; ""There Is a Baptism of the Spirit""; ""The Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.1�45.3""; ""Grant Me a Pure Heart""; ""Chapter 4: Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 331/40�ca. 395) ""; ""Biographical Note and Introduction""; ""On Perfection""; ""Chapter 5: Macarius The Egyptian ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""Homily 26 (Collection 3) 7:1�8:2""; ""Filled with All the Fullness of God""; ""Homily 44 (Collection 2�Fifty Spiritual Homilies)""; ""In Christ He Is a New Creature""; ""Homily 19 (Collection 2�Fifty Spiritual Homilies)""

""Filled with the Holy Spirit""""Homily 15 (Collection 2�Fifiy Spiritual Homilies) 13-15""; ""A Further Work of Grace""; ""Chapter 6: Augustine of Hippo (354�430) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""On the Perfection of the Righteous Man ""; ""Chapter 7: John Chrysostom (ca. 347�407) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""Commentary on St. John the Apostle and Evangelist""; ""Homily 10, John 1:11-13""; ""His Own Received Him Not""; ""Homily 76, John 14:31�15:10 ""; ""The True Vine""; ""Chapter 8: Symeon (Simon) The New Theologian (949�1022) ""; ""Biographical Note""; ""Catecheses""

""Discourse 8: Perfect Love�How It Works""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-8341-2710-5