Tradition, Scripture, And Interpretation

by Williams, D. H.

• ISBN13: 9780801031649
• ISBN10: 0801031648
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

"While the patristic age is marked by the development of the Apostle's and the Nicene creeds, D. H. Williams contends we must not neglected the lesser known yet just as significant theological texts and expressions of worship that were seminal in shaping early Christian identity. In this sourcebook, Williams gathers key writings from the first through sixth centuries that illustrate the ways in which the church's confessions, teaching, and worship were expressed during that time. More than an anthology, this sourcebook introduces the primary sources of Christian antiquity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

D. H. Williams (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of religion in patristics and historical theology at Baylor University. He is the author of Evangelicals and Tradition and Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism and editor of The Free Church and the Early Church.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	7	(2)
Preface	9	(3)
Abbreviations	12	(3)
Introduction: Patristic Background of Scripture and Tradition	15	(24)
1 Origins of Christian Tradition	39	(14)
2 The Interplay of Scripture and Tradition	53	(14)
3 The Rule of Faith	67	(14)
4 Baptismal Formulas and Instruction	81	(18)
5 Local and Conciliar Creeds	99	(20)
6 Interpreting the Bible	119	(16)
7 Allegorical and Spiritual Interpretation	135	(14)
8 Theological Poetry and Hymns	149	(14)
9 Formation of Scripture as Canon	163	(22)
Appendix: Scriptural References behind the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed	185	(2)
Select Bibliography	187