TY - BOOK AU - Kostenberger,Andreas J. AU - Kruger,Michael J. TI - The heresy of orthodoxy: how contemporary culture's fascination with diversity has reshaped our understanding of early Christianity SN - 9781433501432 (tpb) U1 - 273.1/KOS 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Wheaton, IlL PB - Crossway KW - Bauer, Walter, KW - Ehrman, Bart D. KW - Bible KW - N.T KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Christian heresies KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Postmodern theology N1 - 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 ER -