Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
- ISBN-10
- 0830815007
- ISBN-13
- 9780830815005
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 225
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-08-21
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Author
- Christopher A. Hall
Description
Christopher Hall shows that studying the writings of the leaders of the early church reveals how the Bible was understood in the centuries closest to its writing. He also lays out how modern Christians can benefit from patristic interpretation of Scripture.
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