The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila

by Edward Arthur Thompson and Mary Louise Kelly

Ulfila was a fourth-century Christian bishop and missionary who first brought Christianity to the Goths. He is credited with having created the Gothic alphabet, and he wrote the earliest translation of the Bible into a Germanic language. In this classic and still valuable short study of early Christianity among the Goths, E.A. Thompson first described the background to the Visigoths' conversion from paganism, discussing their material culture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715637002
• ISBN13: 9780715637005
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.1"