TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - The Cambridge history of early Christian literature
A2  - Ayres, Lewis
A2  - Casiday, Augustine
A2  - Louth, Andrew
A2  - Young, Frances M.
LA  - eng
PP  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2004
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.1848536
AB  - The writings of the Church Fathers form a distinct body of literature that shaped the early church and built upon the doctrinal foundations of Christianity established within the New Testament. Christian literature in the period c. 100 - c. 400 constitutes one of the most influential textual oeuvres of any religion. Written mainly in Greek, Latin and Syriac, Patristic literature emanated from all parts of the early Christian world and helped to extend its boundaries. The History offers a systematic account of that literature and its setting. The works of individual writers in shaping the various genres of Christian literature is considered, alongside three general essays, covering distinct periods in the development of Christian literature, which survey the social, cultural and doctrinal context within which Christian literature arose and was used by Christians. This is a landmark reference book for scholars and students alike.
SN  - 0-521-46083-2 sidottu
KW  - Christian literature, Early : History and criticism.
KW  - kirjallisuudenhistoria
KW  - kirjallisuus
KW  - kirkkoisät
KW  - kreikankielinen kirjallisuus
KW  - kristinusko
KW  - latinankielinen kirjallisuus
KW  - syyriankielinen kirjallisuus
KW  - uskonnollinen kirjallisuus
KW  - varhaiskristillisyys
ER  -