Canon Lists of Church Fathers in Early Christianity

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ID20487535
AuthorsRobert G T Edwards (0000-0002-8994-0861, Brisbane School of Theology Brisbane Australia, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume31
Issue1-2
Pages57-76
Publication date2024-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion and Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1023-0807 • E-ISSN: 1574-3012
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15743012-bja10069
OpenAlexW4401177880
LanguageEN
References cited8

This article examines how the names of “church fathers” were compiled into lists from the end of the fourth century to the middle of the sixth century. Although not as common as biblical canon lists, these lists of church fathers attempt to vest ecclesiastical authority in the figures listed. Surveying Greek and Latin Christian literature, it finds that there are two overarching strategies for listing church fathers: (1) linking individual fathers’ authority to their involvement in authoritative church councils; (2) compiling lists of names that are meant to be representative of the church’s antiquity and catholicity

Art · Canon · Canon Law · Christian Church · Christianity · Church Fathers · Church History · Genealogy · History of religions · Literature · Sociology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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