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Author : Thomas A. Robinson
Release : 1988
Genre : Christian heresies
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Book Synopsis The Bauer thesis examined : the geography of heresy in the early Christian church by : Thomas A. Robinson
Download or read book The Bauer thesis examined : the geography of heresy in the early Christian church written by Thomas A. Robinson. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Arthur Robinson
Release : 1988
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Bauer Thesis Examined by : Thomas Arthur Robinson
Download or read book The Bauer Thesis Examined written by Thomas Arthur Robinson. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study challenges the adequacy of the reconstruction of primitive Christianity advanced by Walter Bauer in Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity - the theory that so-called heretical movements were early, widespread, and strong. The author does this by citing the lack of data extensive enough to warrant such conclusions.
Author : Bart D. Ehrman
Release : 1996-02-29
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture by : Bart D. Ehrman
Download or read book The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture written by Bart D. Ehrman. This book was released on 1996-02-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a study that explores the close relationship between the social history of early Christianity and the textual tradition of the emerging New Testament, Ehrman traces how early struggles between "heresy" and "orthodoxy" affected the transmission of the documents. He argues that proto-orthodox scribes of the second and third centuries occasionally altered their sacred texts for polemical reasons--for example, to oppose adoptionists like the Ebionites, who claimed that Christ was a man but not God. Ehrman's incisive analysis makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of early Christianity.
Author : Paul A Hartog
Release : 2015-08-27
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts by : Paul A Hartog
Download or read book Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts written by Paul A Hartog. This book was released on 2015-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty years ago, Walter Bauer promulgated a bold and provocative thesis about early Christianity. He argued that many forms of Christianity started the race, but one competitor pushed aside the others, until this powerful 'orthodox' version won theday. The victors rewrote history, marginalizing all other perspectives and silencing their voices, even though the alternatives possessed equal right to the title of normative Christianity. Bauer's influence still casts a long shadow on early Christian scholarship. Were heretical movements the original forms of Christianity? Did the heretics outnumber the orthodox? Did orthodox heresiologists accurately portray their opponents? And more fundamentally, how can one make any objective distinction between 'heresy' and 'orthodoxy'? Is such labeling merely the product of socially situated power? Did numerous, valid forms of Christianity exist without any validating norms of Christianity? This collection of essays, each written by a relevant authority, tackles such questions with scholarly acumen and careful attention to historical, cultural-geographical, and socio-rhetorical detail. Although recognizing the importance of Bauer's critical insights, innovative methodologies, and fruitful suggestions, the contributors expose numerous claims of the Bauer thesis (in both original and recent manifestations) that fall short of the historical evidence.
Author : Paul A. Hartog
Release : 2015-01-30
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts by : Paul A. Hartog
Download or read book Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts written by Paul A. Hartog. This book was released on 2015-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty years ago, Walter Bauer promulgated a bold and provocative thesis about early Christianity. He argued that many forms of Christianity started the race, but one competitor pushed aside the others, until this powerful "orthodox" version won the day. The victors re-wrote history, marginalizing all other perspectives and silencing their voices, even though the alternatives possessed equal right to the title of normative Christianity. Bauer's influence still casts a long shadow on early Christian scholarship. Were heretical movements the original forms of Christianity? Did the heretics outnumber the orthodox? Did orthodox heresiologists accurately portray their opponents? And more fundamentally, how can one make any objective distinction between "heresy" and "orthodoxy"? Is such labeling merely the product of socially situated power? Did numerous, valid forms of Christianity exist without any validating norms of Christianity? This collection of essays, each written by a relevant authority, tackles such questions with scholarly acumen and careful attention to historical, cultural-geographical, and socio-rhetorical detail. Although recognizing the importance of Bauer's critical insights, innovative methodologies, and fruitful suggestions, the contributors expose numerous claims of the Bauer thesis (in both original and recent manifestations) that fall short of the historical evidence. With contributions from: Rodney Decker Carl Smith William Varner Rex Butler Bryan Litfin Brian Shelton David Alexander Edward Smither Glen Thompson
