Journal: Reformation and Revival
Volume: RAR 13:4 (Fall 2004)
Article: A Select Annotated Bibliography
Author: Phillip Luke Sinitiere

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A Select Annotated Bibliography

Phillip Luke Sinitiere

*Bercot, David. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1998. A tremendously helpful resource with quotes from the church fathers on every imaginable doctrine and topic. This should be on every pastor’s and layperson’s shelf.

Chadwick, Henry. The Early Church. New York: Penguin, 1990 (revised edition). A classic work on early Christian life and thought by a noted church historian.

Davis, Leo. The First Seven Ecumenical Councils, 325–78: Their History and Theology. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1990. A thoroughly academic and theological analysis of Christianity’s formative councils.

*Ehrman, Bart, editor. The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader (1998; second edition, 2004); After the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity (1998); Lost Scriptures: Books That Did Not Become the New Testament (2003); Christianity in Late Antiquity: A Reader (2004). All are New York: Oxford University Press. This leading New Testament scholar provides helpful introductions and readable translations of the foundational texts of Christianity. It is well worth the investment.

Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003 (third edition). This is a readable and helpful textbook with important discussions of Hellenistic, Roman, and Jewish influences on early Christianity that is ideal for personal or small group study.

Gambero, Luigi. Mary and the Fathers of the Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. A scholarly look at devotion to

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Mary in the early church that includes brief selections of primary documents. It is ideal for classroom use.

Guy, Laurie. Introducing Early Christianity: A Topical Survey of Its Life, Beliefs, and Practices. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 2004. Recently published, this intentionally topical and readable examination of the first six centuries of Christianity should be read alongside of Ferguson and Hinson. It has a commendably rich use of primary sources.

*Hall, Christopher. Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers (1998); Learning Theology with the Church Fathers (2002); and Praying with the Church Fathers (forthcoming). All are Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity. Christopher Hall’s work is a helpful and engaging introduction to the doctrine and life of the early church.

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