Examines how and why death came to be perceived as such a firm boundary of salvation. Analyzing exceptions to this principle from ancient Christianity, this book states that the principle itself was slow to develop and not universally accepted in the Christian movement's first four hundred years.
| By (Author): Jeffrey A. (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, St. Michael's College, Colchester) Trumbower
| Series: Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
| Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
| Publication Date: Oct 18, 2001
| Country of Publication: United States
| Number of Pages: 222 pages
| Language: Not available
| Binding: Hardback
| ISBN-10: 0007233485
| ISBN-13: 9780195140996
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By (Author):
Jeffrey A. (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, St. Michael's College, Colchester) Trumbower