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Reading the Old Testament with the Ancient Churc – Exploring the Formation of Early Christian Thought
Ronald E. Heine
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The contemporary church dismisses Christianity's foundational Scriptures at its own peril. However, the teachings of the Old Testament are less and less at the center of congregational preaching and conversation. The early church fathers--visionaries such as Augustine, Origen, and Tertullian--embraced the Hebrew Scriptures, allowing the Old Testament to play a central role in the formation of their beliefs. As today's Christians struggle to relate to concepts such as the Jewish law and the prophets, pastors and laypersons benefit from looking through the lenses of these thoughtful pioneers. This latest volume in the Evangelical Ressourcement series helps the Old Covenant to ... Read more
The contemporary church dismisses Christianity's foundational Scriptures at its own peril. However, the teachings of the Old Testament are less and less at the center of congregational preaching and conversation. The early church fathers--visionaries such as Augustine, Origen, and Tertullian--embraced the Hebrew Scriptures, allowing the Old Testament to play a central role in the formation of their beliefs. As today's Christians struggle to relate to concepts such as the Jewish law and the prophets, pastors and laypersons benefit from looking through the lenses of these thoughtful pioneers. This latest volume in the Evangelical Ressourcement series helps the Old Covenant to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9780801027772
SKU
V9780801027772
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About Ronald E. Heine
Ronald E. Heine (PhD, University of Illinois) is professor of Bible and Christian ministry at Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, and is the author of The Commentaries of Origen and Jerome on St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians.
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