Can we trust the New Testament? : thoughts on the reliability of early Christian testimony /
How did Christianity begin? Professor Wells's answer is very different from Mel Gibson's - and much more knowledgeable. The Christian cult existed before the New Testament, and brought it into being. However, this early Christianity was unlike any that exists today, it was divided into fie...
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| 505 | 0 | |a 1. A revolution in christology -- The earliest evidence -- The transition to the Gospels and to later writings -- Doing without Jesus in the Second century -- The futile appeal to eyewitness testimony -- The believer's predicament -- 2. The Acts of the Apostles: a historical record? -- The author and his book -- Christianity and Judaism -- Eschatology and relations with Rome -- Missionary speeches. The twelve apostles and Paul -- Miracles and the spread of Christianity -- The 'we' source and Paul's travels -- A less spectacular beginning -- Addendum: Wedderburn on the 'we' passages -- 3. Peter at Rome? the literary evidence -- Some notable silences -- 1 and 2 Peter -- The tradition develops -- Ignatius and 1 Clement -- Topographical support -- The mythological process at work -- 4. Reinterpreting early Christian testimony -- Radical Anglican testimony -- Responses to radical theology -- From dogma to incoherence -- 5. Conclusion : poetry and piety -- Epilogue : some recent New Testament scholarship -- Burton Mack -- Rowan Williams -- Edward Norman -- The shifting balance. | |
| 520 | |a How did Christianity begin? Professor Wells's answer is very different from Mel Gibson's - and much more knowledgeable. The Christian cult existed before the New Testament, and brought it into being. However, this early Christianity was unlike any that exists today, it was divided into fiercely antagonistic sects, and it rapidly evolved, with leading Christians announcing as revealed truth new 'words' they believed themselves to have been given by the resurrected Jesus. Out of this turbulent mêlée of passionate, conflicting, and rapidly changing beliefs, the Church, as it grew, began to select, to edit, and to codify, stamping out dissent, rewriting its past, and creating the New Testament canon of twenty-seven documents, incorporating many layers of tradition and innovation. -- from back cover. | ||
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