In these firsthand accounts of the early church, the spirit of Pentecost burns with prophetic force through the fog enveloping the modern church. A clear and vibrant faith lives on in these writings, providing a guide for Christians today. Its stark simplicity and revolutionary fervor will stun those lulled by conventional Christianity. The Early Christians is a topically arranged collection of primary sources. It includes extra-biblical sayings of Jesus and excerpts from Origen, Tertullian, Polycarp, Clement of Alexandria, Justin, Irenaeus, Hermas, Ignatius, and others. Equally revealing material from pagan contemporaries – critics, detractors, and persecutors – is included as well.

The Early Christians: In Their Own Words

History

IGNATIUS

Alexandria, Clement Of

Polycarp

Origen

Tertullian

Justin

Hermas

Irenæus

World

Plough Publishing House

Saint Irenaeus was the first great Christian theologian. Born in Asia Minor in about 130 A.D., he became Bishop of Lyons and died as a martyr early in the third century. His main work, Adversus Haereses (Against the Heresies), is as relevant today as it was eighteen hundred years ago. It is a critique of Gnosticism, the 'anti-body' heresy, which, far from dying out, continues to flourish as the main threat to the Christian faith in our own day. With serenity and good humor, Irenaeus unfolds the unity of God's purpose in creation and redemption, in Old and New Testaments. The flesh and blood which Gnosticism so despised has been assumed by God in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and glorified in the Resurrection and the Eucharist.
 In this book, quotations from Saint Irenaeus have been arranged thematically in order to show the unity of his Christian view of the world. The texts have been selected and are introduced by the late Hans Urs von Balthasar, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Catholic theologians of this century. They are translated by John Saward. "Everything in Irenaeus is bathed in a warm and radiant joy, a wise and majestic gentleness. His words of struggle are hard as iron and crystal clear, ... so penetrating that they cannot fail to enlighten the unbiased observer." Hans Urs von Balthasar

Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Ignatius Press

Adversus Haereses: Libri Quinque (Latin Edition)

Legare Street Press

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Elizabeth Thornton: Or The Flower And Fruit Of Female Piety (1841)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Fragmenta Ancedota, Quae Ex Bibliotheca Taurinensi (1715) (Latin Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Pfaffius, Christophorus Matthaeus

Literary

The Third Book Against Heresies

Deane, Henry

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