Early Church Bundle (59 vols.)

This complete set of the writings of the Early Church Fathers translated into English is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the Apostolic Era. This is the tool that opens up the voluminous Early Church Fathers for everyone. Now for the first time, you can instantly search the entire body of writing from the starting point of a Bible reference, a word, or a phrase.

For decades, the historic Edinburgh Edition of the writings of the Early Church Fathers translated into English has made a major contribution to students of Christian history, philosophy, and theology. The Logos edition of the ECF provides the interactive links between text, footnotes, Bible references and hundreds of Bibles and Bible reference books available in digital format.

As the earliest extant Christian writings outside the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers are a primary resource for the study of early Christianity. These writings provide significant and unparalleled insight into the Christian movement during a critical transitional stage in its history. Michael W. Holmes, a top scholar in this field, considers them to hold "fundamental significance...for the study of the New Testament."

(Editions included in this product are Holmes (1999), Lake (1912), and Lightfoot-Harmer (1898).)

Described as an "invaluable reference work" (Classical Philology) and "a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature" (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer's Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor's staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from all periods. Including entries for many more words, the new edition also lists more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature.

Church Origins Collection captures the earliest development of the church in history, theology and theory. The ten volumes offered explore the cultural, doctrinal and traditional landscape of the budding church. These include the church’s roots in and relationships with the Graeco-Roman, Judaic, and Mesopotamian worlds; its integration into African and European cultures; its ministerial life and doctrines; and more.

Written by top scholars of the New Testament, each title presents state-of-the-art scholarship and keen insight into the origins of the Christian church. The volumes focus not only on where the church has been, but the implications of that history on our present era. This includes the contemporary view of the role of elder in the church, the ordination of women, and charismatic gifts.

The Early Church History Collection contains excellent primary sources for the student of history and theology, offering the writings of many important figures in the first four hundred years of the Church. We see how the early church prayed and sang, worshiped and preached, and what they believed as fundamental to their faith. We learn how the church was affected by persecution and heresy and the cultures in which they lived and why it was important for them to formulate proper doctrines of the Trinity and of Christ.