Research Catalog

Title

The Oxford handbook of early Christian studies / edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey and David G. Hunter.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Harvey, Susan Ashbrook.
• Hunter, David G.

Description

xxvii, 1015 p.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Oxford handbooks in religion and theology

Alternative Title

• Early Christian studies
• Handbook of early Christian studies

Subjects

• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Christianity

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Susan Ashbrook Harvey, David G. Hunter -- Prolegomena -- From patristics to early Christian studies / Elizabeth A. Clark -- Literature, patristics, early Christian writing / Mark Vessey -- Which early Christianity? / Karen L. King -- Evidence : material and textual -- Material evidence (1) : archaeology / Mark Humphries -- Material evidence (2) : visual culture / Robin M. Jensen -- Epigraphy / William Tabbernee -- Paleography and codicology / Ralph W. Mathisen -- Identities -- Jews and Christians / Andrew S. Jacobs -- Pagans and Christians / Michele R. Salzman -- 'Gnosticism' / Antti Marjanen -- Manichaeism / Samuel N. C. Lieu -- Arius and arians / J. Rebecca Lyman -- Pelagius and pelagians / Mathijs Lamberigts -- Regions -- The west (1) : Italy, Gaul, and Spain / Mark Humphries -- The West (2) : North Africa / Éric Rebillard -- The East (1) : Greece and Asia Minor / Raymond Van Dam -- The East (2) : Egypt and Palestine / David Brakke -- The East (3) : Syria and Mesopotamia / Lucas Van Rompay -- Structures and authorities -- Clergy and laity / Karen Jo Torjesen -- The biblical canon / Michael W. Holmes -- Creeds, councils, and canons / Everett Ferguson -- Church and empire / Harold A. Drake -- Women and gender / Ross Shepard Kraemer -- Monasticism / J. William Harmless -- Expressions of Christian culture -- Early Christian apocryphal literature / Stephen J. Shoemaker -- Apologetics / Mark Edwards -- Homiletics / Wendy Mayer -- Early Christian historians and historiography / William Adler -- Martyr passions and hagiography / Susan Ashbrook Harvey -- Poetry and hymnography (1) : Christian Latin poetry / Michael J. Roberts -- Poetry and hymnography (2) : the Greek world / John A. McGuckin -- Poetry and hymnography (3) : Syriac / Sebastian P. Brock -- Christian philosophy / Hubertus R. Drobner -- Ritual, piety, and practice -- Christian initiation / Maxwell E. Johnson -- Eucharistic liturgy / Daniel Sheerin -- Prayer / Columba Stewart -- Asceticism / Rebecca Krawiec -- Penance / Allan D. Fitzgerald -- Martyrdom and the cult of the saints / Richard M. Price -- Pilgrimage / Georgia Frank -- Theological themes -- Interpretation of Scripture / Frances M. Young -- Doctrine of God / Lewis Ayres, Andrew Radde-Gallwitz -- Christ and christologies / Brian E. Daley -- Doctrine of creation / Paul M. Blowers -- Early Christian ethics / Francine Cardman -- Instrumenta studiorum : tools of the trade / Joseph F. Kelly, Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent.

Call Number

JFF 08-101

ISBN

• 9780199271566 (alk. paper)
• 0199271569 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2007052811

OCLC

182738683

Title

The Oxford handbook of early Christian studies / edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey and David G. Hunter.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Series

Oxford handbooks in religion and theology

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook.

Hunter, David G.

Research Call Number

JFF 08-101