The Early Christians: In Their Own Words - Hardcover

Eberhard Arnold

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874860954 ISBN 13: 9780874860955

Publisher: Plough Publishing House, 1998

Synopsis

A source book of original writings including texts by Tertullian, Hermas, Ignatius, Justin, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Origen and Clement of Alexandria. The passages explore the fabric of 1st-century Christian life, society, worship, belief and practice. The selections range from apologies and confessions of faith to short sayings, parables and poetry. The extracts are supported by historical and contextual notes and statements from the first Christians' pagan contemporaries.

About this title

Book Description:

What did Christianity look like before it became an institution?

About the Author:

Eberhard Arnold (1883-1935) studied theology, philosophy, and education at Breslau, Halle, and Erlangen, where he received his doctorate in 1909. In 1920, out of a desire to put into practice the demands of the Sermon on the Mount, Eberhard and his wife Emmy turned their backs on middle class Berlin - and a promising career as a writer and public speaker - and moved with their children to the small German village of Sannerz. There, with a handful of other like-minded seekers, they founded a communal movement, drawing their inspiration from the Early Christians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plough Publishing House
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0874860954
• ISBN 13: 9780874860955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Eberhard Arnold