Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199267839 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 506 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Reference work" according to dbatovici. The book under review here (first released clothed in 2005) is the second of the two centenary volumes celebrating the volume The New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers, published by "A Committee of the Oxford Society of Historical Theology" at Clarendon Press in 1905. Of the two, the first one is A.F. Gregory and C.M. Tuckett, eds., The Reception of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 and pbk. 2007). Most of the articles included in these volumes were presented at "a conference held at Lincoln College, Oxford, in April 200Reference work dbatovici The book under review here (first released clothed in 2005) is the second of the two centenary volumes celebrating the volume The New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers, published by "A Committee of the Oxford Society of Historical Theology" at Clarendon Press in 1905. Of the two, the first one is A.F. Gregory and C.M. Tuckett, eds., The Reception of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 and pbk. 2007). Most of the articles included in these volumes were presented at "a conference held at Lincoln College, Oxford, in April 2004" (v).[. " (v).[
Andrew Gregory is Research Fellow, Keble College, Oxford, and Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology. Christopher Tuckett is Professor of New Testament Studies and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.
It deals with the most important current debates concerning both the Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament, such as baptism, Pauline theology, the function of apocalyptic elements, Church order, and Jewish and Christian identity.. The two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers offers a comparative study of two collections of early Christian texts: the New Testament; and the texts, from immediately after the New Testament period, which are conventionally referred to as the Apostolic Fathers.The second volume, Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers , discusses broad theological, literary, and historical issues that arise in the comparative study of these texts, and which are of importance to the study of early Christianity
About the AuthorAndrew Gregory is Research Fellow, Keble College, Oxford, and Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology. Christopher Tuckett is Professor of New Testament Studies and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.