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050			_aBT23 _b.B47 2001
100			_aBehr, John
245			_aThe way to Nicaea / _cby John Behr
260			_aCrestwood, NY : _bSt. Vladimir's Seminary Press, _c2001
300			_axii, 261 p. ; _c24 cm
440			_a The formation of Christian theology ; _vvol. 1
500			_a Includes bibliographical references and index
520			_a"This first volume treats the initial three centuries of the Christian era. Part I examines the establishment of normative Christianity on the basis of the tradition and canon of the Gospel and briefly sketches the portrait of the Scriptural Christ inscribed in the New Testament. Part II analyzes selected figures from the second century, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus of Lyons, considering how they understood Christ to be the Word of God. Part III turns to the third century, treating Hippolytus and the debates in Rome, Origen and his legacy in Alexandria and Paul of Samosata and the Council of Antioch, in a continued examination of Christ as the Word and Son of God. These debates form the background for the controversies and Councils of the following centuries, to be examined in subsequent volumes"--Page 4 of cover
600			_bJesus Christ _xHistory of doctrines _yEarly church, ca. 30- 600
650			_aTheology, Doctrinal _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600
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