02806nam a2200517Ki 4500 on1140386557 OCoLC 20200709060632.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 200212s2014 nju ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781463235796 (electronic bk.) 1463235798 (electronic bk.) 9781463202385 1463202385 2261735 (N$T) (OCoLC)1140386557 BR162.3 .F54 2014eb 270.1 23 MAIN Figueras, Pau. An introduction to early Christianity / Pau Figueras. Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2014. 1 online resource (xviii, 352 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Gorgias handbooks Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and indexes. The Jewish background of early Christianity -- Early Christianity in written sources -- Historical developments -- Messianic and apocalyptic doctrines -- Christian worship -- The origin and development of Christian monasticism -- Ancient Christian art and architecture. This book offers a general introduction to the origin and development of Christianity, from its Jewish background in the land of Israel up to its contribution to the thought and art of medieval Europe. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of the history, life and thought of the Early Church, with the evidence from the earliest written sources attesting to the manifestation in history of the Christian phenomenon, and explanations of the different expressions of thought and works in the Early Church, including its apocalyptic and messianic doctrines, liturgy and sacraments, monasticism, art and architecture. Print version record. Added to collection customer.56279.3 Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Church history Middle Ages, 600-1500. Church history Middle Ages. fast (OCoLC)fst01710943 Church history Primitive and early church. fast (OCoLC)fst01710945 Frühchristentum gnd (DE-588)4129954-1 Electronic books. Print version: Figueras, Pau. Introduction to early Christianity. Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2014 9781463202385 (DLC) 2014010750 (OCoLC)871211762 Gorgias handbooks. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2261735 EBSCOhost EBSC 2261735 92 N$T 57732 57732