A strong point of this book is that all the information is well organized. There are useful maps, charts, and tables. The fathers are got together by periods. It results in a handy sourcebook.
Many fragments of texts from the fathers can be read. In each chapter, there are some representative texts from the fathers who have been dealt with at that period.
Another strong point is that, at the end of the book, the author displays his thoughts about the issue. An interesting one is that the Church fathers are close to the period of Jesus and the composition of the New Testament. The Greek fathers were within the milieu in which the gospels and the letters of Paul were written. It is fitting to going for these writers to know the exact meaning of the Greek text of the New Testament. They are witness to that time and give us a historical reading of the last writings of the Bible.
The book, nevertheless, would have more deepen in each author. They could have been dedicated more study.
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