Theophilus of Alexandria /
If Theophilus of Alexandria seems a minor figure to us today, it is because we persist in seeing him through the eyes of hostile contemporary witnesses, each of whom had his own reasons for diminishing Theophilus' stature. In fact, he was one of the greatest bishops of the Theodosian era, who p...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007 London ; New York : 2007 |
| Series: | Early church fathers
The early church fathers Early church fathers |
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| Summary: | If Theophilus of Alexandria seems a minor figure to us today, it is because we persist in seeing him through the eyes of hostile contemporary witnesses, each of whom had his own reasons for diminishing Theophilus' stature. In fact, he was one of the greatest bishops of the Theodosian era, who played an important role in a crucial phase of the Roman Empire's transformation into a Christian society. Norman Russell's new assessment of Theophilus shows him as an able theologian, an expert ecclesiastical lawyer, a highly skilled orator and, surprisingly, a spiritual teacher. The introductory section examines his efforts to Christianize an Egypt still dominated by its great temples, and his battles to maintain the pre-eminence of the Alexandrian Church in an age of rapid change. The texts, most of them translated into a modern language for the first time, reveal the full power and range of his thinking. Theophilus of Alexandria brings back into focus a figure who has been long neglected in the study of early Christianity and will provide students and lecturers with a fresh perspective, not least through the translation of texts, for the first time, into English |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | x, 222 p. ; 22 cm x, 222 p. ; 23 cm x, 222 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-212) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-212) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0203967550 (ebk) 0203967550 (ebk.) 0203967550 0415289149 (hbk) 0415289149 (hbk.) 0415289149 0415289157 (pbk) 0415289157 (pbk.) 0415289157 9780203967553 (ebk) 9780203967553 (ebk.) 9780203967553 9780415289146 (hbk) 9780415289146 (hbk.) 9780415289146 9780415289153 (pbk) 9780415289153 (pbk.) 9780415289153 |