The heresy of orthodoxy
Subtitle: how contemporary culture's fascination with diversity has reshaped our understanding of early Christianity
By: Andreas J. Köstenberger and Michael J. Kruger ; foreword by I. Howard Marshall.
Contributors: Kruger, Michael J.
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Wheaton, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781433501432; 9781433518133; 9781433518140; 9781433521799
Subjects: Bauer, Walter, -- 1877-1960; Ehrman, Bart D; Bible. -- N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Postmodern theology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by I. Howard Marshall; title: Introduction: The heresy of orthodoxy : the contemporary battle to recast the origins of the New Testament and early Christianity; title: Part I: The heresy of orthodoxy : pluralism and the origins of the New Testament; title: The Bauer-Ehrman thesis : its origins and influence; title: Unity and plurality : how early was early Christianity?; title: Heresy in the New Testament : how early was it?; title: Part II: Picking the books : tracing the development of the New Testament canon; title: Starting in the right place : the meaning of canon in early Christianity; title: Interpreting the historical evidence : the emerging canon in early Christianity; title: Establishing the boundaries : apocryphal books and the limits of the canon; title: Part III: Changing the story : manuscripts, scribes, and textual transmission; title: Keepers of the text : how were texts copied and circulated in the ancient world?; title: Tampering with the text : was the New Testament text changed along the way?; title: Concluding appeal: The heresy of orthodoxy in a topsy-turvy world.