The Bible in Christian North Africa: The Donatist World

by Maureen A. Tilley

Overview

In today's demands for moral absolutes, the puritanism of early Christian Donatists is reflected. Maureen A. Tilley's study gives new insight into the Donatist church by focusing attention on the surviving Donatist controversies. She persuasively shows how Donatist interpretations of Scripture correlate with changes in the social setting of their church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800628802
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	11/12/1997
Series:	Guides to Theological Inquiry
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Maureen A. Tilley is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

A Methodological Preface

Introduction

Donatist Predecessors

Christianity in North Africa

Martyr Stories

The Council of Cirta

Stories of the Martyrs

Historical Setting

Conclusion

Donatists in Controversy

Gesta apud Zenophilum

De Singularitate Clericorum

Sermo in Natali Sanctorum Innocentium

Conclusion

New Times, New Ecclesiologies: Parmenian and Tyconius

Parmenian

Tyconius

Conclusion

Harassment and Persecution Again

Sources and Methodological Concerns

The Donatist World

The Message of the Donatists

Donatist Interpretative Strategies

A New Image of Donatism

Notes

Bibliography

Index