Revelation, Truth, Canon, and Interpretation
Subtitle: Studies in Justin Martyr's Dialogue With Trypho (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 64)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: December 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9789004126190
Subjects: Christian theology; History of religion; Revelation; BCE to c 500 CE; Dialogue with Trypho; Truth; Religion; Christianity - History - General; Religion - Theology; Interior Design - General; History of doctrines; Early church, ca. 30-600; Christian Theology - Apologetics; Justin; Christianity; Martyr, Saint; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Religious aspects; Bible; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; History; Justin,
Description: This volume treats the concepts of revelation, truth, canon, and interpretation as four pillars of early Christian theology. Using Justin Martyr as a case-study, his "Dialogue with Trypho" is examined with a view toward discerning how a second century Christian father understands and develops these concepts. Justin's intellectual background is discussed within the nuanced context of Middle Platonism. Particular attention is paid to his use of biblical sources which is grounded in the foundational chapter on revelation in Justin. Justin is placed within the wider context of theological developments in pre-Nicene Christianity, and includes a warning against judging Justin by anachronistic post-Nicene developments.