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Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries

Entity ID:

mission-and-expansion-of-christianity-in-the-first-three-centuries-(harnack)

Long Name:

Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries

Short Name:

Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries

Disambiguation String:

history of the church

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

History remembers Harnack as one who refused to limit literary and historical study of the Bible. This work traces the history of the church from the time of the apostles to the time of the first church councils. In particular, he sought out the influence of Greek philosophy upon early Christian writings, including its creeds. Ultimately, he would come to see said Greek influence as a thing that corrupted the gospel message. Because of this, he rejected the Gospel of John as an accurate portrayal of the historical Jesus in favor of the three Synoptic Gospels.

Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

deu

LCCN:

BR165.H4 1908

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/harnack/mission.html

Original Language Title:

Die Mission und Ausbreitung des Christentums in den ersten drei Jahrhunderten

LC Subjects:

All; History

Creators:

Creator: Adolf Harnack, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 565