Gerd Theissen describes the emergence of the New Testament canon out of the wide variety of early Christian literature, drawing on Max Weber's discussion of the evolution of religious organizations. Theissen describes a series of phases in the life of...
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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 Weber's 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 "canonical."
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- Catalogue Code 339941
- Product Code 9780800697853
- ISBNÂ 0800697855
- EANÂ 9780800697853
- Pages 304
- Department Academic
- Category Biblical Studies
- Sub-Category New Testament
- Publisher Augsburg/fortress Press
- Publication Date Dec 2011
- Dimensions 228 x 157 x 30mm
- Weight 0.636kg
Gerd Theissen
Gerd Theissen is Professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. His books include "The Religion of the Earliest Churches" and "The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form".
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