TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wace,Henry
AU  - Piercy,William C.
AU  - Smith,William
TI  - 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 
SN  - 1565634608
AV  - BR95 .D472 1999
U1  - 270.03 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - [Peabody, Mass.?]
PB  - Hendrickson Publishers
KW  - Christian biography
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Fathers of the church
KW  - Biographie
KW  - swd
KW  - Fr�uhchristentum
KW  - Geschichte
KW  - fast
N1  - "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
N2  - 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
ER  -