New Testaments Books

Book SynopsisSTUNNING PHOTOS THAT BRING THE GOSPELS TO MODERN LIFE.' Mail on Sunday Peter StanfordThe New Testament Experience: The Gospels for the Modern Worldis specifically designed to reach a visual generation and bring them a fresh insight into the Gospels and the relevance of the Word of God to their lives today.Using the ESV translation and photography to bring the key characters and stories of each Gospel to life, this modern and immersive Bible aims to create a beautiful and engaging resource for the believer and for the local church leader. It is a tool to equip the youth of the Church and new Christians with the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.The New Testament Experience works with a broad international team of photographers and creatives, depicting the gospels in the modern world. Each gospel is set in a different city: Matthew in London; Mark in New York City; Luke in Sydney; John in Bogota. There are also 7 articles to teach key themes found in the gospels, these include: The LifeTrade Review‘With its brilliant duo of modern imagery and ancient Scripture, provides fresh perspective on the relevance of God’s Word. Open this book and awaken your senses to rediscover the Gospel’s timeless truths! – Lisa Bevere, New York Times Bestselling Author & Cofounder Messenger International ‘This bible is exactly what this generation needed!’ – Dan Watson, Youth & Young Adults Pastor, Hillsong Church UK ‘Illustrated bibles are nothing new but this impressive ‘magbook’ gives this tradition a modern twist so as to connect with a generation that is largely indifferent or even hostile to religion. It’s vitality, innovation and commitment is to be applauded.’ – Mail on Sunday ‘This stunning presentation of the Bible will capture imaginations and reveal more of the narrative found in the Gospels. I would recommend it to anyone seeking to experience the Bible in a whole new way.’ – Jeremy Cowart, Author, Artist and Founder of Purpose Hotel ‘Thank you to the team who have laboured with love on this project so more can understand just how much they are loved.’ - Charlotte Gambill, Lead Pastor of LIFE Church, UK ‘This is pure creative genius! I love the use of imagery. I love the layout. I love the finish! This is a brilliant expression of the living word of God for our generation!” – Peter Wilson, Creative Pastor, Lakewood Church/Joel Osteen Ministries. ‘It is beautifully done and is so accessible. I am sure it will be an amazing tool for this generation.’ – Pippa Gumbel, HTB ‘The Bible throws our existence into sharp relief. Its extremes of light and darkness, its ethical highs and lows, are a context for us to consider who we are. This new presentation of these world-defining texts is alive to such questions, matching the artistry of its photographs to the artistry of the sacred word.' – Professor Ben Quash, Professor of Christianity and the Arts, King's College London

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Book SynopsisShort, question-based study guides based on the New Testament For Everyone series. Intended to encourage church (and other) groups to study the Bible using the For Everyone model. Experienced Bible study writers select excerpts and write questions that guide users through Tom Wright's thought on each passage. Reviewed and approved by Tom Wright.

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Book SynopsisEnables students to engage with Letters and Revelation for themselves, and not just to be passive learners, offers activities and challenges at introductory and intermediate levels, and the key background information needed. This new edition includes updated bibliographies throughout, with numerous corrections and updates.

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Book SynopsisPopular scholar and blogger, Scot McKnight, provides scholarly insight and practical application for each book of the New Testament to help contemporary readers understand what it means to follow Jesus in today’s culture.

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Book SynopsisAuthors Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell use the historical, theological and literary elements of James to guide their interpretation of this often-overlooked early Christian text. Their concise discussion of how the book delivers consistent, challenging instruction will help pastors and church leaders teach the message of James to today’s readers.

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Book SynopsisWhat was life like among the first Christians? For the last thirty years, scholars have explored the historical and social contexts of the New Testament in order to sharpen their understanding of the text itself. This interest has led scholars to focus more and more on the social features of early Christian communities and less on their theologies or doctrines. Scholars are keen to understand what these communities were like, but the ritual life of early Christians remains largely unexplored. Studies of baptism and eucharist do exist, but they are very traditional, showing little awareness of the ritual world, let alone the broader social environment, in which Christians found themselves. Such studies make little or no use of the social sciences, Roman social history, or the archaeological record. This book argues that ritual was central to, and definitive for, early Christian life (as it is for all social orders), and explores the New Testament through a ritual lens. Trade Review'This valuable work forces New Testament scholars to give more attention to the neglected ritual world of the New Testament.’ – V. Henry T. Nguyen, Loyola Marymount University, USA'This is a brief and much-needed introduction to a neglected aspect of early Christianity and its environment ...The challenge to protestant and rationalist assumptions in reading the New Testament is clear, and the contribution of this book to opening the way to further insights into early Christianity will undoubtedly prove significant.' – Journal for the Study of the New Testament'Both accessible and invigorating, DeMaris' book will no doubt be hailed as a tour de force in the social-scientific understanding of early Christian ritual and practice.' – Theology‘Both accessible and invigorating, DeMaris' book will no doubt be hailed as a tour de force in the social-scientific understanding of early Christian ritual and practice’ - TheologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Ritual Studies and the New Testament Part One Entry Rites: 1. Perilous Passage 2. Contested Waters 3. And the Greatest of These Is Death Part Two Exit Rites: 4. Paul's Omphalos 5. Jesus Jettisoned Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis Guide surveys the more important historical, socio-cultural, theological, and literary factors we must grapple with in understanding the two letters of Jude and Second Peter, between which there are very strong similarities. It appears that the letter of Jude was almost entirely plagiarized' by the letter of Second Peter. George Aicheles main approach is the method of semiotics, examining signifying mechanisms in each of the texts both independently and when they are read together. In both of the letters, Jesus Christ is called the master', with a Greek word that means slave-owner', and the authors of both books refer to themselves and other Christians as the slaves of Christ. Furthermore, both writings report situations of paranoid fear within Christian communities of their time as they picture heretical infiltrators who threaten to pervert and perhaps even destroy the community.In addition to this, in an adventurous excursion, the letter of Jude is read intertextually with tTable of ContentsPreface: The View from Mars 1. Critical Issues in Jude and 2 Peter, or What the Martian May Not Know Codes and Canon Authors, Dates, Locations Terminology Matters The Good Guys The Bad Guys Appendix: Some Obscure Language 2. A Paranoid Gospel: Jude and the Abolition of Difference You’re Next They’re Gonna Get You We Know your Little Secret UR NXT 3. Taming Paranoia: 2 Peter Rewrites Jude Creative Rewriting Second Peter’s First Chapter Second Peter’s Second Chapter Second Peter’s Third Chapter What Has 2 Peter Done to Jude? 4. The Christian Body and the Christian Mind Organ-izing the Christian Body Canon Effect Theology and the Gospel Reading with Different Assumptions

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Book SynopsisThe Accountable Animal: Justice, Justification, and Judgement offers a theological meditation on the human being as an accountable animal. Brendan Case introduces the idea of accountability, not merely as a structural feature of human institutions, but as a disposition to submit to rightly-constituted authority, whether divine or human. He relates this conception of accountability to the key themes of justice, justification, and judgment.Trade ReviewCase’s argument here is not only extremely well made, and more than compelling, but something of a model for how a philosophical theologian should go about concentrating on a single question and pursuing the correct answer along every possible logical and hermeneutical path. -- David Bentley Hart, Former Fellow, Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, USABeautifully written, profoundly engaging, and theologically sophisticated, The Accountable Animal is a joy to read. Throughout, a penetrating argument is constructed for why accountability defines what it means to be human. Giving fresh attention to this neglected topic, Case offers a groundbreaking contribution not only to theological anthropology and ethics but to theology as a whole. -- Dr Andrew Torrance, Senior Lecturer in Theology, University of St. Andrews, UKBrendan Case's The Accountable Animal is a richly suggestive, genuine work of theology, combining speculative verve and thoughtful engagement with Scripture. -- Nathan Eubank, Associate Professor of New Testament, University of Notre Dame, USATable of ContentsIntroduction "Those with Promises to Keep" Chapter 1 "Rendering to Each His Right": Accountability as a Sub-Type of Justice Chapter 2 “You Judge Each according to his Ways”: Ezekiel on Human Obedience, the Killing Letter, and the Life-Giving Spirit Chapter 3 “The Doers of the Law Will Be Justified”: Resolving a Pauline Dilemma Chapter 4 Christ as Adam’s Righteousness: Edenic Justification as a Reason for the Incarnation Chapter 5 Family, Polity, Church: Corporate Persons and the Origins of Accountability Chapter 6 Fiery Furnaces and Final Farthings: Purgatory and the Problem of Postmortem Accountability Chapter 7 On the Varieties of Infernalist Experience: Accountability in Everlasting, Annihilationist, and Purgatorial Hells Conclusion: What's Next? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSung Cho addresses the seeming contradiction of Herod the Great's massacre in Matthew 2:16-18, questioning why such a tragedy had to occur, why it was included in the good news of Jesus, and what connection it has to ancient prophecies. In creating a reception history of the Massacre of the Innocents, Cho progresses through two millennia worth of interpretation and depiction to highlight key works for discussion. Beginning with a close reading of Matthew 2:16-18, Cho moves to analyse depictions of the tragedy in the Early Patristic Tradition, from the sixth century to the early modern period, and thus to the present day; complete with an examination of visual interpretations of the massacre. Cho''s examination provides a positive step to understanding the depths of human suffering with the help of many diverse perspectives.Trade ReviewAn intriguing and well-informed study. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Matthew and Reception History 2. A Close Reading of Matthew 2:16-18 3. Massacre of the Innocents in Early Patristic Tradition (Second to Fifth Centuries) 4. Massacre of the Innocents from Sixth Century to 1516 5. Massacre of the Innocents from 1517 6. Visual Interpretations of the Massacre of the Innocents 7. Concluding Reflections Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisScott Ying Lam Yip earned a Ph.D in Biblical Studies/Theology from the University of Exeter. He is an assistant professor of New Testament, and the Dean of Students at the Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong.Table of ContentsAbbreviations List of Figures Introduction Chapter 1. Critical Review of Narrative Analyses of Philippians Chapter 2. Brief Review of Introductory Issues Chapter 3. Contestation of Temporalities, Identities and Testimonies: Ricoeur’s Narrative Theory Chapter 4. Nature And Background of the Problem––Double Contestation of Narratives (Phil. 1:3–2:4) Chapter 5. Contestation of the Manifestation of God––The Paradigmatic Story of Christ (Phil. 2:5–11, 3:17–21) Chapter 6. Contestation of Temporalities––The Exemplary Story of Paul (Phil. 3:1–21) Chapter 7. Voluntary Re-Telling of Paul’s Testimony (Phil. 2:12–16a) Chapter 8. The Stages of the Philippian Community’s Collective Identity-Formation Chapter 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book views the strange imagery of Revelation not as prophecies of historical events, but as an expression of the entire destiny of humankind on earth.

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Book SynopsisStudies the topic of divine communication in Paul's letters in the context of Graeco-Roman divination

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Book SynopsisThis recording is perfect for teenagers, or anyone who wants to read the Bible, but struggles to find the time. Read by the beloved and respected leaders of Soul Survivor - Mike Pilavachi and Andy Croft - this audio book brings the Bible to you in a very accessible way. You can listen via MP3 CD player, or transfer the audio files to your smartphone or MP3 player to take them with your wherever you go. Andy reads the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and Mike reads Mark and John. It is also available as an audio digital download. Each summer Soul Survivor festival gathers around 30,000 young people to worship Jesus, to learn, to pray and to hang out together in a field in Somerset. You can find out more about us and our events at www.soulsurvivor.com/uk @SoulSurvivorGBWith over 400 million Bibles in print, the New International Version is the world''s most popular modern English Bible. It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability. Fully revised andTrade ReviewThe recording is of excellent quality with both Mike and Andy reading slowly and clearly. I found this CD to be a very enjoyable, alternative way to discover gospels. * Reflections Magazine *

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Book SynopsisMatthew's Gospel tells the complete story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Facing every page of Scripture in this elegant presentation of Matthew's Gospel is a lined page for note-taking and journalling. Use it during sermons, Bible studies or as part of your own devotions to capture your response to God's word, be it artistic, academic or somewhere in between.This edition uses British spelling, punctuation and grammar to allow the Bible to be read more naturally.Royalties from all sales of the NIV Bible help Biblica in their work of translating and distributing Bibles around the world.

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Book SynopsisLuke's Gospel tells the complete story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Facing every page of Scripture in this elegant presentation of Luke's Gospel is a lined page for note-taking and journalling. Use it during sermons, Bible studies or as part of your own devotions to capture your response to God's word, be it artistic, academic or somewhere in between.The New International Version is renowned for its combination of accuracy and clarity of language. It is the world's most popular Bible translation in modern English.Royalties from all sales of the NIV Bible help Biblica in their work of translating and distributing Bibles around the world.This edition uses British spelling, punctuation and grammar to allow the Bible to be read more naturally.

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Book Synopsis Walk the path of holiness, stir your faith in God, and break free from the bonds of a sinful nature with Joyce Meyer''s Galatians commentary, featuring inspiring questions and space for your reflections. Paul''s letter to the church at Galatia speaks largely to how important it was to Paul that the people embrace unity in Christ, no matter their differences. Galatians teaches that we''re only justified by faith in Christ only and encourages us to pursue a life of holiness, not in our own strength, but in the knowledge of God''s empowering grace in our lives. In this comprehensive study tool, Joyce Meyer offers an in-depth look at Galatians and emphasizes that we are not only saved by faith, we must learn to live by faith as well.

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Book Synopsis"In the pursuit of an understanding of Mary that is undertaken in this book, it is clear that we are dealing with events beyond the reach of our normal faculties. Without effort on our part and help of some kind, Mary remains one more unsolvable mystery. In the activity of our striving to be open and reverent in our devoted pursuit of knowledge of these mysteries, we begin to tread the path of the Marian Way of Heart Knowledge."-- from the ForewordThe Marian Way of Heart Knowledge guides the reader into and through the mystery of Mary as she appears in the New Testament, especially her composure and openness to life --- both its gifts and its sorrows. Reilly argues that these holy mysteries are not allegory, poetry, or simple fantasy. Rather, they are facts that can be known and experienced by everyone. This book also draws upon the wisdom of Rudolf Steiner as shared in The Philosophy of Freedom, arguing that it is possible for knowledge itself to become organically alive. This is an inspiring book which reveals how devotion and thinking with the heart -- the Marian way of heart knowing -- can guide us on our path toward true freedom.

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Book SynopsisSocial and Cognitive Perspectives on the Sermon on the Mount offers fresh readings of themes and individual sayings in the Sermon on the Mount (SM) using socio-cognitive approaches. Because these approaches are invested in patterns of human cognition and social mechanisms, the resulting collection highlights the persistent appeal and persuasiveness of the SM: from innate moral drives, to the biology of emotion and risk-taking, to the formation and obliteration of in-group/out-group distinctions. Through these theories the authors show why--even across cultures and history--the SM continues to grip both individual minds and groups of people in order to shape moral communities. Classical historical-critical readings interpret the sermon according to the conventions of literature, seeking a relationship to other texts and ideas. By contrast our volume explores the SM not so much for the logical and historical relationships to other literary traditions, but also--and perhaps more importantly--for the ways it stimulates emotional, biologically, culturally habituated, evolutionarily preconditioned, and socially sanctioned characteristics of humans. In short, the volume shines a light on the action-inducing properties of the text. The volume will introduce a broader group of scholars, students, and clergy to the relevance of social scientific and cognitive studies for interpretation of the Bible, by applying these approaches to possibly the most read and discussed text in the Bible.Table of Contents1. Social and Cognitive Perspectives on the Sermon on the Mount: Introduction Rikard Roitto, Colleen Shantz and Petri Luomanen PART 1: INDIVIDUAL COGNITION 2. It’s All in How You Look at It: The Eyes and Morality in Matt 6:22–23 Colleen Shantz 3. Perception of Risk in the Sermon on the Mount Rikard Roitto 4. Altruism and Prosocial Ideals in the Sermon: Between Human Nature and Divine Potential Thomas Kazen, University College Stockholm 5. Ritual Acts in the Sermon on the Mount Rodney A. Werline, Barton College, USA PART 2: TEXT AND COGNITION 6. Emotional Repression and Physical Mutilation? The Cognitive and Behavioural Impact of Exaggeration in the Sermon on the Mount Thomas Kazen 7. Parables in the Sermon on the Mount: A Cognitive and Rhetorical Perspective Lauri Thurén, University of Eastern Finland 8. Is There a Reason to Worry? A Pragma-Dialectical Analysis of Matthew 6:25‒34 Niilo Lahti, University of Eastern Finland PART 3: SOCIAL DYNAMICS 9. Hypocrites and the Pure in Heart: Religion as an Evolved Strategy for In-Group Formation John Teehan, Hofstra University, USA 10. “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh, and will be repaid in full” (Prov 19:17): Patterns of Indirect Reciprocity in the Book of Proverbs and in the Sermon on the Mount Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme, University of Copenhagen 11. Macarisms and Identity Formation: Insights from the Comparison of 4QBeatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount Elisa Uusimäki, University of Helsinki 12. Remembering the Sermon in the Mountains of France Alicia Batten, University of Waterloo

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Book Synopsis'An entertaining and insightful human story of obsession about books.' Daily Telegraph'A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal.' New York TimesThe never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.For rare book collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible - there are only forty-six in existence - is the undisputed gem of any collection. The Lost Gutenberg recounts five centuries in the life of one particular copy of the Bible from its very creation by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, to its ultimate resting place, in a steel vault under the protection of the Japanese government. Margaret Leslie Davis draws readers into this incredible saga, inviting them into the colourful lives of each of its fanatic collectors along the way. Exploring books as objects of desire across centuries, Davis will leave readers not only with a broader understanding of the culture of rare book collectors, but with a deeper awareness of the importance of books in our world.Trade ReviewA thrilling page turner * Daily Mail *An entertaining and insightful human story of obsession about books, and a telling examination of what inspires those who catch the collecting bug. -- Peter Stanford * Daily Telegraph *A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal. * New York Times *Davis makes bibliographic history utterly page-turning and absorbing... Brilliantly told * Booklist (starred review) *The remarkable tale of "Number 45", one of the finest copies of the Gutenberg Bible in existence... Davis does a fine job telling a fascinating story that touches on the origin of books, the passion of collectors, the unseen world of rare-book dealers, and the lives of the super-rich, past and present. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *A gripping, well-researched account of the importance of books as cultural artifacts and of one particular work that transformed the world, as well as the lives of those who owned a copy. * Library Journal *A fascinating exploration of the shifting value we place on rare books, and the shifting wealth and power of those who hunt them. -- Michael Blanding, bestselling author of The Map ThiefBibliophiles love books, and none more than the book collector's dream of dreams, a Gutenberg Bible. Davis writes not just with skill but also with sympathy and even love. A richly informative and deeply moving story. -- Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A BiographyA spellbinding read, and Margaret Leslie Davis is a damn good storyteller. -- Noël Riley Fitch, author of Sylvia BeachDavis records the history of this book with enthusiasm and attention to detail. * History Today *Fascinating... An engaging analysis of bibliomania which also throws light on commercial and investment history in Britain and America. * Church Times *Table of Contents1: The Imperial Century 1: Million-Dollar Bookshelf 2: Treasure Neglected 3: The Bibliophile 4: The Patriot 2: The American Century 5: The Mighty Woman Book Hunter 6: The Lost Gutenberg 7: The Countess and Her Gutenberg 8: The Nuclear Bibliophiles 3: The Asian Century 9: The Unexpected Betrayal 10: The Virtual Gutenberg 11: Final Bows

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Book SynopsisThe Shepherd of Hermas (70-150 CE) is one of the oldest Christian works from a major urban center. While the majority of manuscript evidence of the Shepherd is concentrated in North Africa, the work has long-standing association with the city of Rome. It consists of three major sections: the Book of Visions, the Mandates, and the Similitudes. The Shepherd was enormously popular during the early centuries as a catechetical text used for moral formation. Its manuscript evidence during the early centuries far exceeded that of the Gospels. This book uses cognitive literary theory, specifically the approach known as enactive reading, to investigate why a work that was exceedingly popular among readers in antiquity has failed to receive the same reception by modern scholars. The study focuses on the first section of the Shepherd known as the Book of Visions, which narrates Hermas's visionary experiences in first-person voice. The book argues that enactive reading can help to generate immersive experiences of Hermas's visions and explain the success and appeal of the Book of Visions among ancient readers. Cognitive approaches also highlight how modern scholars trained to read apocalypses 'against the grain' to search for historical or theological information fail to notice and appreciate the very things that made apocalypses engaging and entertaining to a broad range of ancient readers and hearers.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Seeing the Shepherd of Hermas with New Eyes Chapter 1. The Popularity of the Shepherd in the Ancient World Chapter 2. Taking a Look at Hermas Chapter 3. Sticky Thoughts that Make Presence from Absence Chapter 4. Experiencing the Journey Chapter 5. Immersion in the Narrative World of Apocalyptic Visions Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA sequel to Word of Mouth by Janet Lees The purpose of the gospel is to change things and the change it offers is from death to life. Many people will be familiar with the gospel in written form but not everyone uses written versions of the gospel all of the time. Alongside the written Bible, ordinary people often use oral or remembered versions. This book is about the why, how, when, where and what of remembering the gospel. Altogether it presents a companion to remembering the One - Jesus, the Life Giver - whose gospel it is. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus is based on work done with many groups of different sizes and ages and cultures. The examples are set out here to encourage other groups to 'just go for it': remember and by remembering share life and build community. This companion to the remembered gospel aims to encourage and support those who want to work with this process with ordinary people in any place. Janet Lees, a speech therapist and an ordained minister of the United Reformed Church, has been developing the remembered Bible method for over 15 years, with ordinary people of all ages and abilities in Yorkshire and around the UK.

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Book SynopsisAn die Seite des Corpus der Griechischen Christlichen Schriftsteller (GCS) stellte Adolf von Harnack die Monographienreihe der Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur (TU), die er bereits 1882 begründet hatte und die nunmehr als »Archiv für die ... Ausgabe der älteren christlichen Schriftsteller« diente. In ihr werden vor allem die alten Übersetzungen der im Corpus erscheinenden Schriften teils im Original, teils in deutscher oder einer anderen modernen Sprache gedruckt. Daneben steht die Reihe auch für Voruntersuchungen zu den Editionen und für begleitende Abhandlungen offen.

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