From Jesus to the New Testament : Early Christian Theology and the Origin of the New Testament Canon / Jens Schröter ; [translated by] Wayne Coppins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schröter, Jens, 1961-

Series:

Baylor-Mohr Siebeck studies in early Christianity

Standardized Title:

Von Jesus zum Neuen Testament. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Bible. New Testament--Canon.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--Theology.

Bible. New Testament--History of Biblical events.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Traces the historical rationale for the development of the Christian canon, rooted in the life, preaching, and teaching of Jesus"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Editors' Introduction

Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the German Edition

Introduction

Part I Recollection and Histor y in Early Christianity

1 New Testament Science beyond Historicism: Recent Developments in the Theory of History and Their Significance for the Exegesis of Early Christian Writings

2 Reflections on the Relationship between Historiography and Hermeneutics in New Testament Science

3 Construction of History and the Beginnings of Christianity: Reflections on the Christian Interpretation of History from a New Testament Perspective

4 History in Light of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Remarks on the Discussion concerning Memory and History from the Perspective of Early Christianity

Part II Jesus-Paul-Luke

5 Beginnings of the Jesus Tradition: Tradition-Historical Observations on an Area of the History of Early Christian Theology

6 On the Historicity of the Gospels: A Contribution to Current Discussion on the Historical Jesus

7 The Unity of the Gospel: Reflections on the Christological Controversy of Galatians and Its History-of-Theology Background

8 The Universalizing of the Law in Galatians: A Contribution to Paul's Understanding of the Law

9 Metaphorical Christology in Paul: Reflections on the Contribution of a Theory-of-Metaphor Approach to Christology with Reference to a Number of Christological Metaphors in the Letters of Paul

10 Luke as Historiographer: The Lukan Doppelwerk and the Discovery of Christian Salvation History

11 Salvation for the Gentiles and Israel: On the Relationship between Christology and People of God in Luke

Part III On the Way to the New Testament

12 Jesus and the Canon: The Early Jesus Tradition in the Context of the Emergence of the New Testament Canon.

13 The Acts of the Apostles and the Emergence of the New Testament Canon: Observations on the Canonization of Acts and Its Meaning as a Canonical Writing

14 "The Church Has Four Gospels, the Heresy Many": The Emergence of the New Testament in the Context of Early Christian History and Literature

Part IV What Is "Theology of the New Testament "?

15 Particularity and Inclusivity in Early Christianity

16 The Meaning of the Canon for a Theology of the New Testament: Conceptual Reflections in Light of Current Discussion

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Subject Index.

Notes:

"Originally published in German as Von Jesus zum Neuen Testament by Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co., KG, Tbingen, 2007"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602588240

1602588244

OCLC:

860754559