A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs

David W. Bercot Topically arranged quotations from Christian writers (most of them Orthodox) from the first two centuries of the Church form an invaluable reference guide. The volume is arranged alphabetically, with entries for such matters as "Fear of God", "Law, Mosaic", "Millenium", "Perfection, Christian", and so on. Each citation is indexed with its volume and page number in the Ante-Nicene Fathers series published by Eerdmans (and reprinted by Hendrickson), making it a relatively easy matter to check its context. Unfortunately, despite the utility of the volume, a very loud caveat must be added. Despite the editor's contention that he has "made every effort to make this volume as theologically neutral as" he can, his theological biases are intense and certainly guide his selections of quotations. First: everything contained in this volume is from the very earliest days of the Church, and quite intentionally excludes anything the editor identifies as post-Nicene: his contempt fo