The Teachings of the Church Fathers

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Summary: What Did the Early Christians Believe?
Review: Do you ever find yourself puzzling over the correct interpretation of a scripture passage? It seems that for every chapter and verse there are a myriad of views as to what the words actually mean. How wonderful it would be to go back to the early Christian community and find out what the men and women who knew Jesus and his disciples actually believed.

This excellent book is the next best thing to time travel. Willis studied the writings of the first Christians and records for us verbatim what these people actually believed and taught about Christianity. There is no cant or spin in this book; it is simply a categorical arrangement of the actual words of the early Christian fathers.

Readers can judge for themselves what constitutes authentic Christian belief after studying what our ancestors in faith believed. Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox alike will find this book a valuable reference tool. It is both a concise one volume reseource for the ordinary reader and a springboard for those wanting to do in-depth patristics research.

Rating:
Summary: What Did the Early Christians Believe?
Review: Do you ever find yourself puzzling over the correct interpretation of a scripture passage? It seems that for every chapter and verse there are a myriad of views as to what the words actually mean. How wonderful it would be to go back to the early Christian community and find out what the men and women who knew Jesus and his disciples actually believed.

This excellent book is the next best thing to time travel. Willis studied the writings of the first Christians and records for us verbatim what these people actually believed and taught about Christianity. There is no cant or spin in this book; it is simply a categorical arrangement of the actual words of the early Christian fathers.

Readers can judge for themselves what constitutes authentic Christian belief after studying what our ancestors in faith believed. Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox alike will find this book a valuable reference tool. It is both a concise one volume reseource for the ordinary reader and a springboard for those wanting to do in-depth patristics research.