02905cam a2200445Ia 4500 281469 GBCCL 20241126110408.0 991020r19991911mau d 000 0ceng d 1565634608 9781565634602 (OCoLC)ocm42669816 (OCoLC)42669816 BZM BZM OCLCQ BAKER YDXCP OCLCG AU@ OCLCA DEBBG BDX SGB OCLCF LBBQ BR95 .D472 1999 270.03 270.10922 21 DIC BR95 .D472 1999 A Dictionary of early Christian biography and literature to the end of the sixth century A.D. : with an account of the principal sects and heresies / edited by Henry Wace and William C. Piercy. [Peabody, Mass.?] : Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. xi, 1028 p. ; 24 cm. "Reprinted from the edition originally titled 'A Dictionary of Christian biography and literature', published by John Murray, London, 1911."--T.p. verso. Founded on "the Dictionary of Christian biography, literature, sects, and doctrines, published under the editorship of Dr. Wace and the late Dr. Wm. Smith ... in four large volumes"; the "articles on the great characters of early church history and literature" having been retained "with no material abbreviation."--Pref. A remarkably comprehensive work, this volume evolved from the distinguished four-volume Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature. For anyone serious about the early church and the people who made indelible marks in its story, this is a fundamental resource. Features reliable sketches of major Christian personalities of the first six centuries; Analyzes the documents, creeds, and literature of the early church and its opponents; Describes the principal sects and heretics of early Christianity, including discussions of the theological tendencies of these opponents; Covers more than 600 years of church history in one convenient volume. - Publisher. Kirchengeschichte 30-600. swd 3625 Christian biography Dictionaries. 1351 Fathers of the church Dictionaries. 3626 Biographie. swd 3627 Fr�uhchristentum. swd 2773 Geschichte. swd 3628 Christian biography. fast (OCoLC)fst00858936 1119 Fathers of the church. fast (OCoLC)fst00921916 3045 Dictionaries. fast (OCoLC)fst01423826 3629 Wace, Henry, 1836-1924. 3630 Piercy, William C. (William Coleman) 3631 Smith, William, 1813-1893. 3632 Online version: Dictionary of early Christian biography and literature to the end of the sixth century A.D. [Peabody, Mass.?] : Hendrickson Publishers, 1999 (OCoLC)657162108 ddc REF 1756 1756 0 0 ddc 0 0 GBC GBC DIC 2017-05-23 0 270.03 DIC 010132 2025-05-01 00:00:00 c.1 2017-05-23 REF 0 0 ddc 0 0 GBC GBC DIC 2019-06-17 6 2900.00 0 270.03 DIC 013636 2025-05-01 00:00:00 c.2 2900.00 2019-06-17 REF