Title: Early Christians and animals
First published: 1999
Description: Early Christians and Animals presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.Robert M. Grant:* examines the diverse and often conflicting sources, from the pagan antecedents Aristotle and Pliny, to Biblical animal references and the Church fathers* provides fresh translations of key texts concerning animals - the Physiologus, Basils homilies and Isidores chapters.
Subjects: Animals, Christianity, History of doctrines, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Animals, Vroege kerk, Histoire, Aspect religieux, 11.51 early Christianity, Dieren, Animaux, In folklore, mythology, & religion, Christianisme, History, Animals, religious aspects, Christianity, early church, ca. 30-600, RELIGION, Christian Theology, Ethics, Animals in the Bible
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600
LC classification: BT746 .G73 1999