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.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The New Testament as a Collection; 2. The Sub-collections; 3. The New Law of Christ; Outlook: The New Testament as a Second-Century Collection.

About the author

Markus Vinzent, who had held the H.G. Wood Chair in the History of Theology at the University of Birmingham (1999-2010) and was Professor for Theology and Patristics at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London (2010-2021, ret.), is Fellow of the Max-Weber-Centre for Anthropological and Cultural Studies, University of Erfurt (2011-present).

Product details

• Authors: Markus Vinzent
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032457031
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245703-1
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Church history, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions & mythologies, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Ancient religions and Mythologies