Customer Reviews for Hendrickson Publishers A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs
Hendrickson Publishers A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs
Interest in the ways of the early church has never been more intense. What did early Christians believe about the divinity of Christ? What did they think about resurrection? How did they regard John the Baptist? What were the beliefs of those who sat at the feet of Jesus' disciples? Now, for the first time, a unique dictionary has been developed to furnish ready answers to these questions and others like them. David W. Bercot has painstakingly combed the writings of these early Christian leaders and categorized the heart of their thinking into more than 700 theological, moral, and historical topics to create this book.
Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords a special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of men like Clement of Rome, Ignatius, and Polycarp, who were students of the original apostles, as well as the thoughts of other great lights in the life of the early church such as Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian. For anyone interested in historic Christianity, this book cannot be overlooked. This book features:
Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords a special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of men like Clement of Rome, Ignatius, and Polycarp, who were students of the original apostles, as well as the thoughts of other great lights in the life of the early church such as Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian. For anyone interested in historic Christianity, this book cannot be overlooked. This book features:
- Relevant comments on key Christian concepts from prominent figures such as Origen, Clement of Alexandria, Clement of Rome, and Hippolytus
- Key biblical verses associated with each topic
- Brief definitions of unfamiliar terms or concepts
- A "Who's Who" of Ante-Nicene Christianity to put in context the ancient Christian writers
- Discussion of more than 700 key theological, moral, and historical topics
- Strategic cross-references to related topics
- A topical index to the writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers
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Wonderful place to start
Date:August 24, 2011
Denise
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This is an amazing book and a wonderful starting place for looking up early church beliefs.
Of course it can't contain everything. If you want something that doesn't leave anything out, buy the whole set of ante Nicene writings. If you want a nice one volume reference, this book is for you.
You could easily spend hours in amazement as to what early Christians believed and how far mainstream Christianity has changed from the original.
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Date:November 8, 2008
dennis dickinson
This text is probably more note worthy for what it leaves out than for what it puts in. The Author will not stand before anyone who has actually read the early Fathers. Seems he found what he wanted to find rather than what was there. I reviewed the book for a friend and found it very poor indeed! I teach the Early Church Fathers and this book will not be found helpful to any reader.
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Date:January 11, 2008
Sherwin Samonte
An excellent resource for those who have no access to the volumes of ante-Nicene writings. Here is a compilation of important quotations from early Christians arranged topically. Interestingly, through this book, one can trace back Anabaptist doctrines such as non-resistance and non-conformity to early Christianity.
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Date:August 23, 2007
Ryan Cartwright
David Bercot's greatest work on the patristic writings truly help to open a vast body of literature not easily accesible for the average individual. I find this work a very useful tool in assisting to delve deeply into these writings for even those unfamiliar with the Church Fathers. While I would advise to use this book as a starting point to get deeper into the source material it is a spectacular and much needed work for anyone interested in Church history, doctrinal issues and development of theology. Bercot has also prepared many audio lessons which I have found to be very interesting and useful.
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Date:July 20, 2003
J.B. Forbes
Many Christians who are exploring the 'early church' start at around A.D. 325. This dictionary takes you into the time before the Emperors influenced the decisions of the Church. Bercot does an excellent job keeping the commentary to mimimum and letting these early disciples speak for themselves. This should be in every church library!
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Date:July 6, 2001
David A. Yeubanks
This is a great resource to have! While perhaps it may not compare to having the full volume set of the Early Church Fathers (as far as detail is concerned), it is amazing how well presented and thorough this volume is. Usually I find single volume works lacking, mostly because they understandably have to be as concise as possible and so a lot of good information is often left out. This resource, however, is beautifully arranged and compiled, extremely easy to use, and provides excellent summaries of the beliefs held by the Early Church. Highly recommended and well worth the cost!
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Date:June 26, 2000
Pam Jadwick
This book is a MUST for any serious studentof the writings of the early church fathers.Excerpts of the writings are organized bytopic with references to most often quoted Scripture and cross-reference to the writings themselves. This book saves many, many hoursof tedious searching through the 10 volumes of the Ante-Nicene Fathers. I wouldn't be withoutmine!
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