The New Testament A Literary History |
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Author:
| Theissen, Gerd |
Translator:
| Maloney, Linda M. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8006-9785-3 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
Publisher: | 1517 Media
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $73.99 |
Book Description:
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Gerd Theissen describes the emergence of the New Testament canon out of the wide variety of early Christian literature, drawing on Max Webers discussion of the evolution of religious organizations. Theissen describes a series of phases in the life of the early Christian movement: the charismatic, the pseudepigraphic, the functional, and the canoni
Gerd Theissen describes the emergence of the New Testament canon out of the wide variety of early Christian literature, drawing on Max Webers discussion of the evolution of religious organizations. Theissen describes a series of phases in the life of the early Christian movement: the charismatic, the pseudepigraphic, the functional, and the canoni