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Apologist (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
John Chrysos
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Paperback. Translator(s): Schatkin, Margaret A. Series: Fathers of the Church Series. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Apologist is the English translation of two of Chrysostom's treatises, written about 378 and 382, aimed at provoking the divinity of Jesus Christ.
In Discourse in Blessed Babylas and Against the Greeks, Chrysostom responds to specific attacks on Christianity by such philosophers as Porphyry, using historical narrative and the arguments of fulfilled prophecies to prove Christ's divinity. Chrysostom relates the story of St. Babylas, bishop and martyr, who defended the Church against an evil emperor and whose relics produced sobriety at Daphne and silenced the oracle of Apollo. Although a product of Christianized sophistic rhetoric, the discourse on Babylas ... Read more
Apologist is the English translation of two of Chrysostom's treatises, written about 378 and 382, aimed at provoking the divinity of Jesus Christ.
In Discourse in Blessed Babylas and Against the Greeks, Chrysostom responds to specific attacks on Christianity by such philosophers as Porphyry, using historical narrative and the arguments of fulfilled prophecies to prove Christ's divinity. Chrysostom relates the story of St. Babylas, bishop and martyr, who defended the Church against an evil emperor and whose relics produced sobriety at Daphne and silenced the oracle of Apollo. Although a product of Christianized sophistic rhetoric, the discourse on Babylas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
Fathers of the Church Series
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813210865
SKU
V9780813210865
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