K�stenberger, Andreas J., 1957-

The Heresy Of Orthodoxy : How Contemporary Culture's Fascination With Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding Of Early Christianity / by Andreas J. Kostenberger, 1957- - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, 2010 - p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword / by I. Howard Marshall -- Introduction: The heresy of orthodoxy : the contemporary battle to recast the origins of the New Testament and early Christianity -- Part I: The heresy of orthodoxy : pluralism and the origins of the New Testament -- The Bauer-Ehrman thesis : its origins and influence -- Unity and plurality : how early was early Christianity? -- Heresy in the New Testament : how early was it? -- Part II: Picking the books : tracing the development of the New Testament canon -- Starting in the right place : the meaning of canon in early Christianity -- Interpreting the historical evidence : the emerging canon in early Christianity -- Establishing the boundaries : apocryphal books and the limits of the canon -- Part III: Changing the story : manuscripts, scribes, and textual transmission -- Keepers of the text : how were texts copied and circulated in the ancient world? -- Tampering with the text : was the New Testament text changed along the way? -- Concluding appeal: The heresy of orthodoxy in a topsy-turvy world.

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Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Early church, ca 30-600
Christian heresies -- History -- Early church,
Bible. N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Postmodern theology.
Bauer, Walter, 1877-1960.
Ehrman, Bart D.

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