CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible (Notes)

by James Stuart Bell

Publisher:

Holman

, 2019

Overview

Christianity’s roots run deep with examples of strong faith from spiritual giants extending throughout history. One of the greatest needs today is for Christians to be lifted up from our current cultural moment and be refreshed by the insights and wisdom of ancient believers. Today’s church can be renewed by listening to yesterday’s saints.

This CSB Study Bible features study notes and commentary from the writings of the church fathers of the second through fifth centuries to help you understand and apply their rich, biblical insights to your life, for preparation to teach or for Bible studies. Also included in the CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible are “Twisted Truth” call-outs describing where some ancient thinkers drifted from orthodoxy, over 25 feature articles highlighting a key selection from one of the early church fathers on an essential Christian truth, and biographies of 25 of the most influential patristic church fathers.

The study Bible’s commentary and writings are from: Irenaeus of Lyons, Origen, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, Athanasius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Jerome, the Cappadocian Fathers, and more. Features of this CSB Bible include: Study notes from the early church, exclusive feature articles, profiles of patristic fathers, “Twisted Truth” call-outs, author index to easily find commentary from individual church fathers, presentation page, book introductions, full-color maps, and more.

Key Features

• Features study notes and commentary from the writings of the church fathers
• Highlights a key selectiona from one of the early church fathers on an essential Christian truth
• Explores where some ancient thinkers drifted from orthodoxy

Contents

Top Highlights

“Today Christians should be careful when using analogies to explain the nature of God. There are many popular analogies including the egg analogy (shell, white, and yolk), the water analogy (water, ice, and steam), or the man analogy (father, husband, and brother). All of these are modalistic, as they do not make a distinction between the particular persons of God. The best way to use the analogies, then, is not to explain what God is (because they almost always end up in modalism) but to explain what God is not. God eternally exists as one nature in three persons, which is not like any of these analogies.” (Page 1129)

“ Alexandrian steering closer to an allegorical emphasis and the Antiochian steering more toward an historical approach” (Page xx)

“the scene both shame and awareness of their nakedness.” (Page 6)

“ have the same things by the gift of a single parent” (Page 1133)

Product Details

• Title: Ancient Faith Study Bible: Notes
• Author: James Stuart Bell
• Publisher: Holman
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 1633
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Holman Christian Standard Bible--Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781087793672, 9781535940474, 9781535940481, 9781535940498, 9781535940504, 9781535940511, 1535940476, 1535940484, 1535940492, 1535940506, 1535940514, 108779367X
• Resource ID: LLS:CSBANCIENTFAITHSB
• Resource Type: Study Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-20T19:43:07Z

About James Stuart Bell

James Stuart Bell is a Christian publishing veteran and the owner of Whitestone Communications, a literary development agency. He is the editor of many story collections, including Angels, Miracles, and Heavenly Encounters; Heaven Touching Earth; and Encountering Jesus, as well as the coauthor of numerous books in the Complete Idiot's Guide series. He has cover credit on over one hundred books, and he and his wife live in the western suburbs of Chicago.