University Press of America / Institute For Christian Studies
Pages: 475
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8191-9544-9 • Paperback • October 1994 • $78.99 • (£61.00)
...a rich collection of essays. I am sure it will contribute greatly to a renewal of interest in one of the major themes in the history of Christian doctrine.
— Paul Hubert, Laval University, Montreal
To a century-old debate new voices are added. More than voices, a whole choir of concentrated and well-focused statements declares loud and clear that Harnack's theory of Hellenization must be reconsidered....An exemplary editorial achievement....
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal
The book thus has a pastoral as well as a scholarly purpose, and is directed not merely at a general audience, but at an actively Christian one...
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Comptes Rendus
...a very useful bibliography...
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Catholic Biblical Quarterly
This book offers a diverse collection of essays from a number of viewpoints on Hellenization in Gnosticism, Judaism and early Christianity and will be of interest to scholars in those fields.
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses
...recommended for acquisition by libraries.
— John T. Fitzgerald, RELIGIOUS STUDIES REVIEW
...a rich collection of essays. I am sure it will contribute greatly to a renewal of interest in one of the major themes in the history of Christian doctrine.
— Paul Hubert, Laval University, Montreal
To a century-old debate new voices are added. More than voices, a whole choir of concentrated and well-focused statements declares loud and clear that Harnack's theory of Hellenization must be reconsidered....An exemplary editorial achievement....
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal
The book thus has a pastoral as well as a scholarly purpose, and is directed not merely at a "general" audience, but at an actively Christian one...
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Comptes Rendus
...a very useful bibliography...
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Catholic Biblical Quarterly
This book offers a diverse collection of essays from a number of viewpoints on Hellenization in Gnosticism, Judaism and early Christianity and will be of interest to scholars in those fields.
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses
Helleman has done an admirable job of providing coherence, and her lengthy epilogue is an illuminating summary and synthesis of the often unruly pieces of the whole...they provide excellent information for readers seeking directions to further study.
— Charles Kannengiesser, Concordia University, Montreal; Calvin Theological Journal