Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A study of the development of the New Testament canon by William R. Farmer: The final phase: The closing of the canon: The New Testament lists of Athanasius and Amphilochus; Eusebius' Witness on the canon -- The Alexandrian school: The New Tetament Canon of Clement (150-c. 215); The New Testament Canon of Origen (185-254); The New Testament Canon of Hippolytus (d. 235); Origen's Exhortation to Martyrdom -- Irenaeus and the Church of Gaul: The factor of Heresy; The Factor of Persecution; Irenaeus and the Martyrs of Gaul; A Martyrs' Canon of Scripture; Some Ecclesiastical Consequences of Martyrdom; Irenaeus: Against Heresies -- The Archaic Phase: The Beginning of the Canon: The Fundamentals of the Christian Canon; The conceptual importance of Luke-Acts; Marcion; Justin Martyr and Tatian; Polycarp, Martyr and Bishop of Smyrna; The Fourfold Gospel canon; Basilides and Valentinus; Irenaeus; The collection of Paul's letters; 2 Peter
The early development of the New Testament canon / by Denis Farkasfalvy: Formulating the question and clarifying the methodology -- The role and use of Old Testament Scriptures in the Apostolic Church -- The formation of the New Testament writings -- Christian beginnings of a Theology of Inspiration -- The Development of the Canonical principle in the Second Century: Clement of Rome; Ignatius of Antioch; Didache; The letter of Barnabas; Early Gnostic sources; Marcion; Justin Martyr -- The Synthesis of St. Iraneaeus -- Conclusion