The Apostles' Creed
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
In The Apostles’ Creed, Adolph Harnack takes on the task of interpreting the Apostles’ Creed historically. Rich with detailed research and extensive in notes, this volume looks closely at these three creeds: the Apostolic, the Nicene-Constantinopolitan, and the Athanasian.
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Key Features
- Examines three creeds in great detatil
- Provides material well suited for students and pastors
- Discusses the historical context of the Apostles’ Creed
Top Highlights
“Ambrose was certainly not the only one2 who expressly protested against any anti-heretical additions. He” (Page 21)
“To sum up: the symbol originated in Rome about the middle of the second century. It was based upon the baptismal formula and on confessional formulas of a summarising character (such as we can identify from the New Testament and from Ignatius, Justin, and Irenaeus), which had been generally handed down, including Eastern formulas (Asia Minor, Syria), as also largely under the influence of the New Testament writings.” (Pages 75–76)
“The belief in the Apostolic origin of the creed must therefore be regarded as originating in the Roman Church. Finally, it may be added that Augustine must also be claimed as a witness for this shorter Roman symbol.” (Page 20)
“The ‘Textus Receptus’ can, with a satisfactory degree of certainty, be traced back, except in certain minute details, to the beginning of the sixth, or to the end of the fifth century.” (Page 5)
“In connexion with this last point I may observe that the construction of the old Roman symbol is perfectly clear.” (Page 45)
Product Details
- Title: The Apostles’ Creed
- Author: Adolph von Harnack
- Editor: Thomas Bailey Saunders
- Publisher: Adam and Charles Black
- Publication Date: 1901
- Pages: 108
About Adolph von Harnack
Adolph von Harnack born in 1851 in Estonia, lived a life devoted to the study of church history and theology. He became a professor at age 24, and taught at the Universities of Leipzig, Giussen, Marbarg, and Berlin until his retirement at age 70. Although he was widely considered to be one of the most influential members of the Protestant church at the turn of the twentieth century, the Church of Germany believed his theology to be off-base and did not allow him to become an accredited clergyman. Harnack’s passion for the history of the Church led him to pen numerous resources on the matter, his most famous work perhaps being What Is Christianity? He continued his studies and writing until his death in 1930.