01696nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200110006308200130007410000200008710000110010724500250011824500380014324500220018126000110020326000220021426000090023630000110024530000280025630000100028452009610029465000150125565000800127085600680135020260119071454.02024-09-07 13:17:32  a9781666741964  aeng  a234.13  bR638-C39  aRobeck, Cecil M  eAuthor  aProphecy in Carthage  bPerpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian  cCecil M Robeck Jr  aU.S.A.  bThe Pilrimg Press  c1992  a329tr.  bhardcover, illustration  c24 cm  aThrough the writings and legacy of Perpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian, early Christians of the third century, Cecil Robeck has undertaken a historical examination of the gift of prophecy in the early church. He explores their visions and how those visions served and spoke to the persecuted community of believers who formed the early church. From the perspectives of a laywoman, a bishop, and a theologian, he looks at connections between prophetic phenomena--on the rise in Carthage at that time and in decline elsewhere--and ecclesiastical expectations. Placing emphasis on the prophetic function rather than the prophetic person, Robeck probes the interpretation, application, and effect of their visions on the church. Through that lens, he demonstrates that their visions have meaning beyond the personal and immediate for the prophet--that they can provide guidance, enlightenment, and meaning not only for their world and time, but for ours as well.  aProphecies  aProphecy -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca 30-6004 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15374/155b.jpgyCover Image