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The Hope of the Early Church – A Handbook of Patristic Eschatology
Brian E. Daley
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Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
What did early Christians believe about last things? Eschatology--religious doctrine about "last things"--is the hope of believing people that in the end the incompleteness of their present experience of God will be resolved, that loose ends will be tied up and wrongs made right. Rooted in a firm faith in Jesus crucified and risen, Christian eschatological hope has proved remarkably resilient, expecting the Lord to return very soon, and wavering little when the wait has been prolonged. This comprehensive survey, based on Christian texts in the Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian traditions from the second century through Gregory the ... Read more
What did early Christians believe about last things? Eschatology--religious doctrine about "last things"--is the hope of believing people that in the end the incompleteness of their present experience of God will be resolved, that loose ends will be tied up and wrongs made right. Rooted in a firm faith in Jesus crucified and risen, Christian eschatological hope has proved remarkably resilient, expecting the Lord to return very soon, and wavering little when the wait has been prolonged. This comprehensive survey, based on Christian texts in the Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian traditions from the second century through Gregory the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9780801045974
SKU
V9780801045974
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About Brian E. Daley
Brian E. Daley, SJ, is the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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