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Cover: 9780567705785 | Before There Was a Bible | Authorities in Early Christianity | Buch

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Beschreibung

How did authority function before the bible as we know it emerged? Lee Martin McDonald examines the authorities that existed from the Church's beginning: the appeal to the texts containing the words of Jesus, and that would become the New Testament, the not yet finalized Hebrew Scriptures (referred to mostly in Greek) and the apostolic leadership of the churches.

McDonald traces several sacred core traditions that broadly identified the essence of Christianity before there was a bible summarized in early creeds, hymns and spiritual songs, baptismal and Eucharistic affirmations, and in lectionaries and catalogues from the fourth century and following. McDonald shows how those traditions were included in the early Christian writings later recognized as the New Testament. He also shows how Christians were never fully agreed on the scope of their Old Testament canon (Hebrew scriptures) and that it took centuries before there was universal acceptance of all of the books now included in the Christian bible. Further, McDonald shows that whilst writings such as the canonical gospels were read as authoritative texts likely from their beginning, they were not yet called or cited as scripture. What was cited in an authoritative manner were the words of Jesus in those texts, alongside the multiple affirmations and creeds that were circulated in the early Church and formed its key authorities and core sacred traditions.

Über den Autor

Lee Martin McDonald is President Emeritus and Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University, Canada. He is also President of the Institute for Biblical Research.

Zusammenfassung

Written by the world's leading expert on canon and canonicity

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Judaism and Early Christianity
2. Primary Authorities in Early Christianity
3. Other Essential Authorities: Tradition, Creeds, Hymns
4. Major Challenges for the Early Christians: Persecution and Heresy
5. The Church's Scriptures and Biblical Canons
6. The Biblical Manuscripts and their Texts
7. Additional Ancient Artifacts: The Codex, Nomina Sacra, Translations, Councils
8. Early Christianity and the Apocryphal and Pseudonymous Writings
9. Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography
Indexes

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Christentum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	264
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780567705785
ISBN-10:	0567705781
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	McDonald, Reverend Doctor Lee Martin
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	169 x 244 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Reverend Doctor Lee Martin McDonald
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.02.2023
Gewicht:	0,454 kg