The Early Development of Canon Law and the Council of Serdica
Author | : Hamilton Hess |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2002-10-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780191520655 |
ISBN-13 | : 0191520659 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Early Development of Canon Law and the Council of Serdica written by Hamilton Hess and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2002-10-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When first published in 1958, The Canons of the Council of Sardica, AD 343 at once became the standard account of the canons passed by the Western bishops assembled at Serdica in 343 and the thinking on Church matters that lay behind them. In this new edition Hamilton Hess has updated his account in the light of recent literature and translated all quotations into English to reach a wider audience. There is also a new section on the development of canons in the early Church from local provisions to general rules, and an appendix with the full texts of the canons in the original Latin, in the Greek translation, and in the recasting by Theodours Diaconus, together with English translations of all three.