Patrology

Japanese: patrology
Patrology

…the term is used to refer to the influential Christian authors of the ancient and early medieval period who were recognized by the Church as the transmitters of the orthodox faith. The study of the writings and ideas of the Church Fathers is called patristics (patrology). The Greek word patēr and the Latin word pater both mean “father” and were honorifics for bishops in the ancient Church.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "patrology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代および中世初期の有力なキリスト教著作家のうち,教会によって正統信仰の伝承者として認められた人々の総称。教父の著作および思想の研究を〈教父学patristics(patrology)〉と呼ぶ。教父にあたるギリシア語patēr,ラテン語paterはいずれも〈父〉の意味で,古代教会においては主教の敬称であった。…

※「patrology」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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