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The New Testament

Name: The New Testament
Price: 37.88 GBP
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Author: Gerd Theissen
ISBN: 9780800697853

A Literary History

by Gerd Theissen

Hardback
304 pages
Publisher: Augsburg Publishers/Alban Books
15.8 x 22.9 x 3.1 cm

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For scholars and seekers of early Christian literature

Offers insights into the New Testament's complex origins

You will gain a deeper understanding of Christian history

This book explores the fascinating history of the New Testament's creation.

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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 Webers 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 canoni