TY - BOOK AU - K�stenberger,Andreas J.,1957- AU - Kruger,Michael J. TI - The Heresy Of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination With Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding Of Early Christianity SN - 9781433501432 AV - BT1317.K67 2010 U1 - 273.1 22 K�S PY - 2010/// CY - Wheaton, Ill. PB - Crossway KW - Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Early church, ca 30-600 KW - Christian heresies -- History -- Early church KW - Bible. N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Postmodern theology KW - Bauer, Walter, 1877-1960 KW - Ehrman, Bart D N2 - 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 ER -