From Jesus to the New Testament : early Christian theology and the origin of the New Testament canon / Jens Schr�ter ; translated by Wayne Coppins.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Baylor-Mohr Siebeck studies in early ChristianityDescription: xiv, 417 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 1602588228 (hardback)
- 9781602588226 (hardback)
- 9783161528026
- Von Jesus zum Neuen Testament. English
- 225.12 23
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Recollection and history in early Christianity: 1. New Testament science beyond historicism -- Reflections on the relationship between historiography and hermeneutics in New Testament science -- Construction of history and the beginnings of Christianity -- History in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ -- Part II. Jesus, Paul, Luke: Beginnings of the Jesus tradition -- On the historicity of the Gospels -- The unity of the Gospel -- The universalizing of the law in Galatians -- Metaphorical christology in Paul -- Luke as historiographer -- Salvation for the Gentiles and Israel -- Part III. On the way to the New Testament: Jesus and the canon -- The Acts of the Apostles and the emergence of the New Testament canon -- "The church has four Gospels, the heresy many" -- Part IV. What is "theology of the New Testament"?: Particularity and inclusivity in early Christianity -- The meaning of the canon for a theology of the New Testament.
"Traces the historical rationale for the development of the Christian canon, rooted in the life, preaching, and teaching of Jesus"--Provided by publisher.