For Us and for Our Salvation The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church

Name: For Us and for Our Salvation The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church
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ISBN: 9781581348675

ISBN-10: 1581348673

ISBN-13: 9781581348675

Edition: 2007

Authors: Stephen J. Nichols

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The belief that Christ is the God-man is definitive of Christian orthodoxy and imperative to a right understanding of the gospel. By the middle of the fifth century, the church had wrestled with many challenges to the biblical portrayal of Christ and, in response to those challenges, had formulated the doctrine of Christ that remains the standard to this day. This look to the past helps as Christians contend with present-day challenges and seek to answer Christrsquo; s question- ldquo; Who do people say that I am?rdquo; - for those living in the twenty-first century. For Us and for Our Salvation tells the very human story of the formation of the doctrine of Christ in those early centuries…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Crossway
Publication date: 8/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: "Who Do People Say That I Am?": Christ's Crucial Question



In the Beginning Was the Word: Christ in the Early Centuries



In Their Own Words: Select Documents from the Early Centuries



The Triumph of Athanasius: The Battle for Christ at Nicea



In Their Own Words: Select Documents from the Fourth Century



The Wisdom of Leo the Great: The Battle for Christ at Chalcedon



In Their Own Words: Select Documents from the Fifth Century


Epilogue: Jesus: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow


Glossary



The Doctrine of Christ in Scripture



A Guide for Reading the Church Fathers


Notes