Christology of the Later Fathers

Christology of the Later Fathers
Author: Edward Rochie Hardy
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1954-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664241520

"One of the most readable and inspiring surveys of the development of the theology of the early Church is to be found in the introduction on faith, theology, and creeds in this volume.....Dr. Hardy here clearly interprests the scope of the vast, yet delicate, problem faced by the Fathers in the period of the Ecumenical Councils.

Conflict at Thessalonica

Conflict at Thessalonica
Author: Todd D. Still
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 1999-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567421090

This book addresses an important issue in Thessalonian research that has hitherto received inadequate scholarly attention: the conflict relations between Christians and non-Christians in Thessalonica. By engaging in careful exegesis of pertinent texts and by drawing upon ancient literary parallels and the social-scientific study of deviance and conflict, Still is able to spell out in some detail the specifics and the dynamics of Paul's and his Thessalonian converts' clash with outsiders. In this study, he shows that the conflict (thlipsis) in Thessalonica was rather complex-having varied origins, multiple causes, and mixed effects. As a result, this work not only provides a nuanced analysis of the conflict in Thessalonica, but also demonstrates that the Thessalonian correspondence can be best read when insider and outsider interaction is kept clearly in view.

The Theology of the Shorter Pauline Letters

The Theology of the Shorter Pauline Letters
Author: Karl P. Donfried
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1993-09-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521367318

This book breaks new ground in offering an exposition of the theological message of the Shorter Pauline Letters. Karl P. Donfried puts 1 and 2 Thessalonians in their cultural context, and identifies a number of key themes in these letters, such as the notion of election. I. Howard Marshall's study of Philippians brings out especially the understanding of the theological basis of the Christian life that underlies the letter, while his discussion of Philemon emphasizes how the main theme of the letter is the relation between the gospel and Christian ethics.