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Repentance in late antiquity : eastern asceticism and the framing of the Christian life c. 400-650 CE /

This study provides a fresh perspective on the concept of repentance in early Christianity. Alexis Torrance focuses on writings by several ascetic theologians of the fifth to seventh centuries, and also examines texts from Scripture, early Christian treatises and homilies, apocalyptic material, and...

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Main Author: Torrance, Alexis, 1985-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford theology and religion monographs.
Subjects:
Repentance > Christianity > History.
Asceticism > Christianity > History.
Christian life > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Ascétisme > Christianisme > Histoire.
Vie chrétienne > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Asceticism > Christianity
Christian life > Early church
Repentance > Christianity
Frühchristentum.
Buße.
Askese.
Ånger > religiösa aspekter.
Fornkyrkan.
30-600
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Summary:This study provides a fresh perspective on the concept of repentance in early Christianity. Alexis Torrance focuses on writings by several ascetic theologians of the fifth to seventh centuries, and also examines texts from Scripture, early Christian treatises and homilies, apocalyptic material, and canonical literature.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 244 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191643781
0191643785
9780191745065
0191745065