03251cam a2200493Ia 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.0m        d        cr |n|111010s2010    enk     o     000 0 eng d  aEBLCPcEBLCPdN$T  a9780191612695 (electronic bk.)  a0191612693 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)756484821  a395532b(N$T) 4aBS2555.52b.H55 2010eb 7aRELx0067102bisacsh 7aRELx0062202bisacsh04a226/.012223  aN$TA1 aHill, Charles E.q(Charles Evan),d1956-10aWho Chose the Gospels?h[electronic resource] :bprobing the great Gospel conspiracy /cC. E. Hill.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (xi, 295 p.) :bill., maps  aDescription based upon print version of record.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 256-288) and index.00tIntroduction : drowning in a sea of Gospels --tThe proof is in the papyri? : Gospel bestsellers from Egyptian garbage dumps --tSilencing the Bishop, part I : the lonely Irenaeus --tSilencing the Bishop, part II : the ugly Irenaeus --tIrenaeus' 'co-conspirators' : a teacher, a preacher, and a canon-list maker --t'Packaging" the Gospels : of harmonies, synopses, and codices --tPreaching and teaching the Gospels : Justin Martyr and the Apostles' memoirs --tJustin's 'co-conspirators' : the Gospels as public documents --tSome 'proto-conspirators' : two forgers and an apologist --tSome 'co-proto-conspirators' : the Apostolic Fathers --tThe search for an 'arch-conspirator' : a bishop, an elder, and an elderly Apostle --tWho chose the Gospels? --tAppendix : dates of the earliest manuscripts of the canonical Gospels.  aThe Bible contains four Gospels which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. And yet, many more Gospels once existed. Who, then, determined which Gospels would, for the next two thousand years, serve as the main gateways to Jesus and his teaching? Recent books and films have traced the decision to a series of fourth-century councils and powerful bishops. After achieving victory over their rivals for the Christian name, these key players, we are now told, conspired to 'rewrite history' to make it look like their version of Christianity was the original one preached by Jesus and his apostles.00aBible.pN.T.pGospelsxCanon. 4aBible. N.T. Gospels -- Canon. 4aBible. N.T. Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. 4aBible. N.T. Gospels -- History. 4aReligion. 7aRELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts2bisacsh 7aRELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:z978019955123140uhttp://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=784758403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=395532  aEBL - Ebook LibrarybEBLBnEBL784758  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c50648d50648