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The heresy of orthodoxy : how contemporary culture's fascination with diversity has reshaped our understanding of early Christianity / Andreas J. Kostenberger and Michael J. Kruger ; foreword by I. Howard Marshall.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Wheaton, IlL : Crossway, 2010.Description: 250p ; pbk ; 21.5cmISBN:
  • 9781433501432 (tpb)
  • 9781433518133 (hbk)
  • 9781433518140 (mobipocket)
  • 9781433521799 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 273.1/KOS 22
Contents:
Foreword / by I. Howard Marshall -- Introduction: The heresy of orthodoxy : the contemporary battle to recast the origins of the New Testament and early Christianity -- Part I: The heresy of orthodoxy : pluralism and the origins of the New Testament -- The Bauer-Ehrman thesis : its origins and influence -- Unity and plurality : how early was early Christianity? -- Heresy in the New Testament : how early was it? -- Part II: Picking the books : tracing the development of the New Testament canon -- Starting in the right place : the meaning of canon in early Christianity -- Interpreting the historical evidence : the emerging canon in early Christianity -- Establishing the boundaries : apocryphal books and the limits of the canon -- Part III: Changing the story : manuscripts, scribes, and textual transmission -- Keepers of the text : how were texts copied and circulated in the ancient world? -- Tampering with the text : was the New Testament text changed along the way? -- Concluding appeal: The heresy of orthodoxy in a topsy-turvy world.
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Book The Emmaus Library Open Shelves 270 Church History 273.1/KOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 09116

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by I. Howard Marshall -- Introduction: The heresy of orthodoxy : the contemporary battle to recast the origins of the New Testament and early Christianity -- Part I: The heresy of orthodoxy : pluralism and the origins of the New Testament -- The Bauer-Ehrman thesis : its origins and influence -- Unity and plurality : how early was early Christianity? -- Heresy in the New Testament : how early was it? -- Part II: Picking the books : tracing the development of the New Testament canon -- Starting in the right place : the meaning of canon in early Christianity -- Interpreting the historical evidence : the emerging canon in early Christianity -- Establishing the boundaries : apocryphal books and the limits of the canon -- Part III: Changing the story : manuscripts, scribes, and textual transmission -- Keepers of the text : how were texts copied and circulated in the ancient world? -- Tampering with the text : was the New Testament text changed along the way? -- Concluding appeal: The heresy of orthodoxy in a topsy-turvy world.

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