How were the Johannine books of the New Testament received by second-century Christians and accorded scriptural status? Charles E. Hill offers a fresh and detailed examination of this question. He dismantles the long-held theory that the Fourth Gospel was generally avoided or resisted by orthodox Christians, while being treasured by various dissenting groups, throughout most of the second century. Integrating a wide range of literary and non-literary sources, this
book demonstrates the failure of several old stereotypes about the Johannine literature. It also collects the full evidence for the second-century Church's conception of these writings as a group: the Johannine books cannot be isolated from each other but must be recognized as a corpus.
book demonstrates the failure of several old stereotypes about the Johannine literature. It also collects the full evidence for the second-century Church's conception of these writings as a group: the Johannine books cannot be isolated from each other but must be recognized as a corpus.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780199264582
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-19-926458-2
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Erscheinungstermin: 18.03.2004
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2004
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 1081 g
- Seiten: 548
- Format (B x H x T): 163 x 242 x 34 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt