Hendrickson KJV Audio Bible: Luke (Voice Only)

By David M. Fowler

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565630912
• ISBN13: 9781565630918
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Prince Press
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Classic of Christian Literature -- a must for every Christian scholar

Frankly, it is grossly presumptuous of me to write a review on this work -- it's like a backwoods pastor writing a review on the New Testament. However, a few points should be made to guide those who might stumble across this work and wonder if they should purchase it. A quick answer: absolutely! And at whatever price. These are the writings of all known early Christian fathers who contributed to Christian literature from the time following Paul until 325 CE, the date of the 1st General Council of Nicea. They are indispensible for understanding the growth and beliefs of early Christians. I can't imagine being without them. The set I possess is a reprint of the American Edition of 1885, produced by Hendrickson Publishers in 1994, and annotated by A. Cleveland Coxe. There are other editions, but this one is well done with small but easy to read type, and recommended without qualification. Perhaps the sole criticism of this edition is that it reflects none of the material than has come to light since 1885, particularly the Nag Hammadi codexes that are available from Robinson and other fragments of perhaps lesser importance. In this respect these volumes can be considered somewhat incomplete, but that hardly detracts from their usefulness. In addition, some writings contained within have been enhanced or corrected through more recent discoveries, but again these can be handled separately by the historian as his interest dictates. This set is a basic work and the primary evidence recognized by the early Church of the Canon and credibility of the New Testament. The writings are inferior to the New Testament, but in seeking to further and explain its teaching, are a monument to the power of the Gospel. They should be the starting point for anyone interested in early Christianity.

The Best we will ever have

While I agree that this set has various faults, as the other reviewers have rightly pointed out, we must also accept it for what it is. It is an 1885 edition of this material, and nothing else like this has been attempted in the 120 years since, nor is it likley to be. And, yes, while it may be nice to have newer versions and translations which take newer findings into account, it must also be recognised that if a newer edition was produced, we would not be able to purchase it for the price of this older - and out of copyright - set. The cost to produce a newer edition would be prohibitive for the average person, and these great documents of church history would be confined to libraries and the offices of university professors - far from the reach of us "ordinary" people. It is in fact the cost which prevents a newer edition being undertaken. So, let us not complain too loudly, but enjoy what we have, and make the best use of it that we can - all the while recognising that while this set is not "perfect", it is the best we will ever have.

I would sell all of my literature to buy this pearl.

This is an excellent (and, in my opinion, the best) collection of early Christian writings, for many reasons. First of all, it's a very reliable, widely accepted, critically praised, and relatively literal translation (compared to others that I've seen). Secondly, the writings contained in it are complete, unlike many other publications that only contain fragments or portions of these early writings. And finally, it's currently the only large collection that's reasonably affordable. For all of these reasons, I give it full marks. It is not, however, perfect. There are several more recently discovered writings that are not found in these volumes. For Irenaeus' "Proof of the Apostolic Preaching," you'll have to try and get your hands on volume 16 of the "Ancient Christian Writers" series. While the "Popular Patristics" series provides us with Melito of Sardis' "On Pascha" and Hippolytus' "On the Apostolic Tradition." And then there are the many other writings of Origen that aren't in the "Ante-Nicene Fathers" (hereafter referred to simply as "the ANF"): His "Homilies on Genesis" and "Homilies on Exodus" can be found in volume 71 of the "Fathers of the Church" series; "Homilies on Leviticus 1-16" in volume 83; "Homilies on Joshua" in volume 105; "Homilies on Jeremiah" and "Homily on 1 Kings 28" in volume 97; "Homilies on Luke" in volume 94; and his lengthy "Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans" in volumes 103 & 104. Also, volume 19 of the "Ancient Christian Writers" series has Origen's "On Prayer" and "Exhortation to Martyrdom," while volume 26 has both his "Commentary on The Song of Solomon" and "Homilies on The Song of Solomon," and finally volume 54 has his "Treatise on the Passover" and "Dialogue with Heraclides." (Yes, Origen was the single most prolific early Christian writer.) But the only other complaint that I have about the ANF is that it doesn't translate book three of Clement of Alexandria's "Stromata" (Miscellaneous) into English, so you'll have to get it from somewhere like volume 2 of "The Library of Christian Classics." You can, however, find Irenaeus' extra work, as well as Basil the Great's and Gregory of Nazianzus' "The Philocalia" (which is a collection of quotations from several of Origen's writings, some of which are not found in the ANF) in their entirety on the internet, and even the whole ANF series and a translation of the previously mentioned portion of work by Clement. So start your search-engines. And if you still can't track down a copy of the ANF that's within your price range, then I highly recommend that you at least buy David W. Bercot's "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs" which is essentially a topical index that compiles seven-hundred and four pages worth of quotations from the ANF on over 700 different issues, and also serves as an excellent supplementary source even if you already have the whole ANF set. Want to know more about this book, who the early Christians were and what they taught, and/or w

Every Christian should read this

This is the (basically) complete set of the Early church writings up until 325 A.D. These 10 volumes contain quite a lot of material. Volume 10 is actually an index of all of the earlier books. The complete works of Justin, Clement, Athenagoras, Ignatius, etc are found within. I agree with the other poster that there are some problems. The issue of new texts discovered is a big one. Since the time this series was published many new texts have been found, such as the Gospel of Thomas and 2 works by Origen. So that is an issue. Also the way they put Clement of Alexandria's third book in Latin is silly today. Luckily I managed to find another translation that had it. The third problem is the English is pretty stagnant at times. Its very stiff and complex at times, but I actually have come to like it (don't ask me why!). But I am still giving this 5 stars because the set is fairly affordable, and there is a lot of great stuff in here for the price. Virtually every pre-Nicene writing, from the Didache to Alexander of Alexandria's letters to Arius, is in here. I would never be without this set.

A collection of the most fundamental truths of Christianity.

These books contain all that can be contained of the lives, beliefs, and traditions of the early church, by the Bishops and Priests who actually lived with and had first hand knowledge of the Apostles.