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Kelly, J.N.D.

Early christian doctrines. - Revised edition - 511p.; 21cm.

First printing of Prince Press edition

Part I. PROLEGOMENA --
I. The background --
II. Tradition and scripture --
III. The Holy scriptures --
Part II. The pre-nicene theology --
IV. The divine triad --
V. Third-century trinitarianism --
VI. The beginnings of Christology --
VII. Man and his redemption --
VIII. The Christian community --

Part III From Nicaea to Chalcedon --
IX. The nicene crisis --
X. The doctrine of the trinity --
XI. Fourth-century Christology --
XII. The Christological settlement --
XIII. Fallen man and God's grace --
XIV. Christ's saving work --
XV. Christ's mystical body --
XVI. The later doctrine of the sacraments --

Part IV Epilogue --
XVII. The Christian hope --
1. The tension in eschatology --
2. Second-century conceptions --
3. The development of dogma --
4. Origen --
5. Later thought: resurrection of the body --
6. Later thought: Parousia and judgment --
7. Life everlasting --

XVIII. Mary and the Saints --
1. The martyrs and saints --
2. Mary in the ante-nicene period --
3. From Nicaes to Ephesus

ISBN: 1565639111

LCCN: Acc#38314

Subjects--Topical Terms:
History-Christian Doctrine

LC Class. No.: BT 28 / K297 2003