The making of the New Testament
Subtitle: origin, collection, text & canon
By: Arthur G. Patzia
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780830827213
Subjects: Bible; Canon; History
Description: This revised and expanded edition of The Making of the New Testament is a textbook introduction to the origin, collection, copying and canonizing of the New Testament documents. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-282) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : the literary world of the new testament - 1.1 : general considerations; title: 1.2 : the Hebrew scriptures; title: 1.3 : the Septuagint; title: 1.4 : the old testament apocrypha; title: 1.5 : the old testament pseudepigrapha; title: 1.6. : the Dead Sea Scroll; title: 1.7 : Greco- Roman literature; title: Part 2 : the making of the gospels - 2.1 Jesus of Nazareth; title: 2.2 : from oral to written gospels - 2.2.1 : early Christian kerygma; title: 2.2.2 : form criticism; title: 2.3 : why the gospels were written - 2.3.1 : to meet the needs of the early church; title: 2.3.2 : the expansion of the church; title: 2.3.3 : the passing away of eyewitnesses; title: 2.3.4 : the need to educate believers; title: 2.3.5 : new challenges for the faith; title: 2.4. : how the gospels were written - 2.4.1 : the synoptic problem; title: 2.4.2 : source criticism; title: 2.4.3 : redaction criticism; title: 2.4.4 : additional criticism; title: 2.5 : the gospel genre; title: 2.6 : the fourfold gospel collection - 2.6.1 : the need for a collection; title: 2.6.2 : the stages of collection; title: 2.6.2.1 : Papias; title: 2.6.2.2 : Justin Martyr; title: 2.6.2.3 : Tatian; title: 2.6.2.4. : Irenaeus; title: 2.6.2.5 : the Muratorian canon/ fragment; title: 2.6.3 : the authority of the written gospels; title: Part 3 : the making of Paul's letters - 3.1 : Paul; title: 3.2 : Paul and Greco- Roman literature; title: 3.3 : the form of Paul's letters; title: 3.4 : the content and context of Paul's letters; title: 3.5 : the writing of Paul's letters - 3.5.1 : Paul as sole author; title: 3.5.2 : Paul's use of a secretary; title: 3.5.3 - Paul and his coworkers; title: 3.5.4 : Pseudonymity and the Deutero-Pauline Hypothesis; title: 3.5.5 : editors and interpolators; title: 3.6 dispatching, receiving and reading Paul's letters - 3.6.1 : the letter carriers; title: 3.6.2. : reading Paul's letters to the churches; title: 3.6.3 : the letter readers; title: 3.7 : the collection of Paul's letters - 3.7.1 : from Paul to Clement; title: 3.7.2 : theories of collection - 3.7.2.1 : the "gradual collection" theory; title: 3.7.2.2 : the "Big Bang" theory; title: 3.7.2.3 : Paul as collector and editor; title: 3.7.3 : from Clement to Justin; title: 3.7.4 : Marcion; title: 3.7.5 : manuscript P46 - 3.7.6 : the Muratorian canon/fragment; title: 3.7.7 : some later church father; title: 3.8 : summary and reflections; title: 3.9 : the canonicity of Paul's letters; title: Part 4 : the making of other new testament literature - 4.1 : the acts of the apostle; title: 4.2 : the Catholic epistles - 4.2.1 : 1 Peter; title: 4.2.2 : 2 Peter; title: 4.2.3 : Jude; title: 4.2.4 : James; title: 4.2.5 : Hebrews; title: 4.2.6 : the Johannine literature - 4.2.6.1 : the epistles of John; title: 4.2.6.2. : the revelation to John (the apocalypse); title: 4.3 : Summary; title: Part 5 : the making of the new testament canon; title: 5.1 : review; title: 5.2 : the authority of Jesus; title: 5.3 : apostolicity; title: 5.4 : usage in the church; title: 5.5 : orthodoxy; title: 5.6 : inspiration; title: 5.7 excursus: the arrangement of the new testament books; title: 5.8 : postscript: contemporary dialogue on the canon and related issues - 5.8.1 : the Da Vinci Code; title: 5.8.2 : contributions and controversies from Bart E. Ehrman; title: Part 6 : the making of new testament manuscripts: writing, copying and transmitting; title: 6.1 : Paleography; title: 6.2 : Material for writing - 6.2.1 : papyrus; title: 6.2.2 : parchment; title: 6.2.3 : pens; title: 6.2.4 : ink; title: 6.2.5 : desks; title: 6.3 : the form of books; title: 6.3.1 : the roll; title: 6.3.2 : the codex; title: 6.4 : writing new testament manuscripts - 6.4.1 : uncials/majuscules; title: 6.4.2: minuscles; title: 6.4.3 : abbreviations/contractions; title: 6.4.4 : aids for the readers; title: 6.4.5 : the authors of the text; title: 6.4.6 : the copiers of the text; title: 6.5 : transmitting the new testament; title: 6.5.1 : lectionaries; title: 6.5.2 : versions; title: 6.5.3 : the Greek text; title: Part 7 : making sense of textual variants and the practice of textual criticism - 7.1 : unintentional variations - 7.1.1 : errors of sight - 7.1.1.1 confusing letters similar in appearance; title: 7.1.1.2 : faulty division of words within a sentence; title: 7.1.1.3 : haplography; title: 7.1.1.4 : parablepsis; title: 7.1.1.5 : dittography; title: 7.1.1.6 : metathesis; title: 7.1.2 : errors of hearing; title: 7.1.3 : errors of writing; title: 7.1.4 : errors of judgment; title: 7.2 : intentional variations - 7.2.1 : revising grammar and spelling; title: 7.2.2 : harmonizing similar passages; title: 7.2.3 : eliminating apparent discrepancies and difficulties; title: 7.2.4 : conflating the text; title: 7.2.5 : adapting different liturgical traditions; title: 7.2.6 : making theological or doctrinal changes; title: 7.3 : evaluating the evidence; title: 7.3.1 : external evidence; title: 7.3.2 : internal evidence; title: Appendix 1 : canon of the old testament; title: Appendix 2 : significant leaders of the early church; title: Appendix 3 : early canonical lists and collections of the new testament; title: Appendix 4 : later canonical lists of the new testament; title: Appendix 5 : early manuscripts containing the new testament.