Author
David Dungan
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Publisher
Canterbury Press
Published
December 2006
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Author
David Dungan
Book Format
paperback
Publisher
Canterbury Press
Published
December 2006
£19.77
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Constantine's Bible
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Most college and seminary courses on the New Testament include discussions of the process that gave shape to the New Testament.
Now David Dungan re-examines the primary source for this history, the 'Ecclesiastical History' of the fourth-century Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, in the light of Hellenistic political thought. He reaches startling new conclusions: that we usually use the term 'canon' incorrectly; that the legal imposition of a 'canon' or 'rule' upon scripture was a fourth - and fifth-century phenomenon enforced with the power of the Roman imperial government; and that the forces shaping the New Testament canon are much earlier than the second-century crisis occasioned by Marcion, and that they are political forces.
Dungan discusses how the scripture selection process worked, book-by-book, as he examines the criteria used - and not used - to make these decisions. Finally he describes the consequences of the emperor Constantine's tremendous achievement in transforming orthodox, Catholic Christianity into imperial Christianity.
Author
David Dungan
Book Format
paperback
Publisher
Canterbury Press
Published
December 2006
Weight
282g
Page Count
238
Dimensions
140 x 216 x 13 mm
ISBN
9780334041054
ISBN-10
0334041058
Eden Code
123563
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Author/Creator: David Dungan
ISBN: 9780334041054
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date: December 2006
Weight: 282g
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Eden Code: 123563