03639cam a2200529Ma 4500 ocn751701872 OCoLC 20221110102635.0 ta |||||||||||||||||||| 110614s2010 enk 001 0 eng d GBB184988 bnb 015645936 Uk 9781844744466 (pbk.) 1844744469 (pbk.) (OCoLC)751701872 (OCoLC)639198063 UKMGB eng UKMGB STF BTCTA YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCL ZAAPA aw----- e------ ff----- ZAAA BT1317 .K67 2010 273.1 KOS 23 K�ostenberger, Andreas J., 1957- The heresy of orthodoxy : how contemporary culture's fascination with diversity has reshaped our understanding of early Christianity / Andreas J. K�ostenberger and Michael J. Kruger ; foreword by I. Howard Marshall. Nottingham : Apollos, 2010. 250 pages ; 22 cm Includes indexes. Foreword / by I. Howard Marshall -- Introduction: The contemporary battle to recast the origins of the New Testament and early Christianity -- The Bauer-Ehrman thesis : its origins and influence -- Unity and plurality : how early was early Christianity? -- Heresy in the New Testament : how early was it? -- Starting in the right place : the meaning of canon in early Christianity -- Interpreting the historical evidence : the emerging canon in early Christianity -- Establishing the boundaries : apocryphal books and the limits of the canon -- Keepers of the text : how were texts copied and circulated in the ancient world? -- Tampering with the text : was the New Testament text changed along the way? -- Concluding appeal: The heresy of orthodoxy in a topsy-turvy world. Beginning with Walter Bauer in 1934, the denial of clear orthodoxy in early Christianity has shaped and largely defined modern New Testament criticism, recently given new life through the work of spokesmen like Bart Ehrman. Spreading from academia into mainstream media, the suggestion that diversity of doctrine in the early church led to many competing orthodoxies is indicative of today's postmodern relativism. K�ostenberger and Kruger's accessible and careful scholarship not only counters the "Bauer Thesis" using its own terms, but also engages overlooked evidence from the New Testament. Their conclusions are drawn from analysis of the evidence of unity in the New Testament, the formation and closing of the canon, and the methodology and integrity of the recording and distribution of religious texts within the early church. --from publisher description. Bauer, Walter, 1877-1960. 44241 Ehrman, Bart D. Bauer, Walter, 1877-1960. fast 44241 Ehrman, Bart D. fast Bible. New Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. New Testament. fast 30-600 fast Theology, Doctrinal History Early church, ca. 30-600. Christian heresies History Early church, ca. 30-600. Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Postmodern theology. Christian heresies Early church. fast Church history Primitive and early church. fast Postmodern theology. fast Theology, Doctrinal Early church. fast Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast History. fast Kruger, Michael J. ddc BK 36404 36404 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2016-07-15 273.1 KOS APA041970 2016-07-15 1 2016-07-15 RES