The Johannine Corpus in the Early Church

Zusatztext Seldom does one encounter a book that both challenges so trenchantly perspectives advocated by so many and makes the case so persuasively. Informationen zum Autor Charles E. Hill is Professor of New Testament at the Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando. Klappentext The books traditionally associated with John the Apostle constitute a major portion of the Christian New Testament. The influence of these books! particularly the Gospel according to John and the book of Revelation! has been immense both in Christianity and in Western culture. This study provides a fresh examination of how these books were accepted--or not accepted--in the early Church! and in so doing demonstrates why long-held theories about them must be discarded and replaced. Zusammenfassung The books traditionally associated with John, the apostle constitute a major portion of the Christian New Testament. This study provides an examination of how these books were accepted - or not accepted - in the early Church, and in so doing demonstrates why long-held theories about them must be discarded and replaced. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Table Abbreviations Introduction Part I: The Orthodox Johannophobia Theory 1: The Making of a Consensus 2: The State of the Question and Plan of this Book Part II: The Johannine Writings in the Second Century 3: John among the Orthodox c.170-200 4: Gaius of Rome and the Johannine Controversy 5: John and 'the Gnostics' 6: John among the Orthodox, 150-c.170 7: John among the Orthodox, before c.150 Part III: The 'Johannine Corpus' in the Second Century 8: Evidence for a Johannine Corpus 9: Conclusion Chronology Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Charles E. Hill, Hill Charles E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780199291441
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929144-1
• No. of pages: 531
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 248 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, The historical Jesus, The Early Church