Saint Patrick
The Man And His Works
Published on 20. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-281-07213-2 (ISBN)
Description
The only true apostle of Ireland who more or less converted the country the single-handed? or A Christian bishop from the embattled edge of a crumbling empire?
All that can really be known of Patrick comes from his authentic writings - the Confession and the Epistola (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus).
Thomas O'Loughlin's engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer and missionary.
All that can really be known of Patrick comes from his authentic writings - the Confession and the Epistola (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus).
Thomas O'Loughlin's engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer and missionary.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
147 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-281-07213-2 (9780281072132)
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Thomas O'Loughlin is Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham. He has written extensively on the history of the Christian interpretation of the Scriptures and on the use of the Scriptures in worship.
Content
1.THE ENIGMA OF PATRICK 1
Someone Foreign? 1
Reading Patrick 3
'The Past is a Foreign Country' 5
Understanding in Tension 7
Reinventions of Patrick 9
Letting Patrick Speak 12
2. PATRICK:LIFE AND TIMES 14
Dates 15
Places and People 19
Sketching in Patrick's Background 21
Patrick's Christianity 22
Education 25
Ireland at the Time 29
Religion in Ireland before Patrick 31
3. PATRICK'S WORLD 35
A Stranger 36
An Old Man 40
At the Ends of the Earth 42
On the Edge of the Eschaton 44
4. INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFESSION 48
The Meaning of Confessio 48
The Translation 50
Scripture Citations and Canon 50
5. PATRICK'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOD'S
DEALINGS WITH HIM(THECONFESSIO) 52
6. INTRODUCTION TO THE EPISTOLA 90
Apostates 90
Morality and Spirituality 91
Audience 92
7. PATRICK'S ADDRESS TO THE SOLDIERS OF
COROTICUS (THEEPISTOLA) 93
FURTHER READING 106
Editions of Patrick in Latin 106
Concordance 106
Translations 106
Historical Context 107
Specialized Studies of Patrick 108
The Patrick Legend 109
Still Further Reading 109
Index of Further Reading 110
INDEX OF PATRICK'S USE OF SCRIPTURE 113
Someone Foreign? 1
Reading Patrick 3
'The Past is a Foreign Country' 5
Understanding in Tension 7
Reinventions of Patrick 9
Letting Patrick Speak 12
2. PATRICK:LIFE AND TIMES 14
Dates 15
Places and People 19
Sketching in Patrick's Background 21
Patrick's Christianity 22
Education 25
Ireland at the Time 29
Religion in Ireland before Patrick 31
3. PATRICK'S WORLD 35
A Stranger 36
An Old Man 40
At the Ends of the Earth 42
On the Edge of the Eschaton 44
4. INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFESSION 48
The Meaning of Confessio 48
The Translation 50
Scripture Citations and Canon 50
5. PATRICK'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOD'S
DEALINGS WITH HIM(THECONFESSIO) 52
6. INTRODUCTION TO THE EPISTOLA 90
Apostates 90
Morality and Spirituality 91
Audience 92
7. PATRICK'S ADDRESS TO THE SOLDIERS OF
COROTICUS (THEEPISTOLA) 93
FURTHER READING 106
Editions of Patrick in Latin 106
Concordance 106
Translations 106
Historical Context 107
Specialized Studies of Patrick 108
The Patrick Legend 109
Still Further Reading 109
Index of Further Reading 110
INDEX OF PATRICK'S USE OF SCRIPTURE 113