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Apostolic Fathers

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Apostolic Fathers
pl n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles


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Twenty-three readings (nine from the New Testament, six from the Septuagint, four from the Apostolic Fathers, and four from early creeds) lead the reader through a review of morphology, grammar and vocabulary, and verse by verse analysis.
Topics from later periods include the apostolic fathers, those called Gnostics and related groups, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian and Cyprian in Carthage, infant baptism, Origen, fourth-century Syriac writers, Cappadocia, sickbed baptism, Spain, Cyril of Alexandria and the Coptic rite, and Augustine of Hippo.
The Apostolic Fathers Mark Galli, foreword Moody Press 820 North Lasalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60610 www.
 
 
 
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