Christ's Torah: the making of the New Testament in the second century

"This volume explores the creation of the collection now known as the New Testament. While it is generally accepted that it did not emerge as a collection prior to the late second century CE, a more controversial question is how it came to be. How did the writings that make up the New Testament...

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Main Author: Vinzent, Markus 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2024
In:Year: 2024
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Canon / History 100-200
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. New Testament Canon
B Bible. New Testament History
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Vinzent, Markus: Christi Thora. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2024. - 9781003378303
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Summary:"This volume explores the creation of the collection now known as the New Testament. While it is generally accepted that it did not emerge as a collection prior to the late second century CE, a more controversial question is how it came to be. How did the writings that make up the New Testament - The Gospels, the so-called Praxapostolos (Acts and the canonical letters), the Epistles of Paul, and Revelation - make their way into the collection, what do we know about their possible historical origins, and in turn the emergence of the New Testament itself? The New Testament as we know it first became recognisable in more detail in Irenaeus of Lyon towards the end of the second century CE. However, questions remain as to how and by whom was it redacted. Was it a slow, organic process in which texts written by different authors, members of different communities and in various places, grew together into one book? Or were certain writings compiled on the basis of an editorial decision by an individual or a group of editors, revised for this purpose and partly harmonised with each other? This volume sketches out the complex development of the New Testament, arguing that Marcion of Sinope played an important, though not the sole role in the emergence of the canonical collection and putting forward the possible historical origins of the text's composition. Christ's Torah: The Making of the New Testament in the Second Century is of interest to students and scholars working on the New Testament, and anyone with an interest in early Christianity more broadly"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1032457023
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4324/9781003378303