Format:
1 online resource (383 pages)
ISBN:
9781666921878
Content:
Heaton applies a rise-and-fall structure to the early Christian book known as the Shepherd of Hermas, first proposing a soteriological hermeneutic and evaluating its predominantly positive reception among early church. Heaton propounds an interpretation of the Shepherd of Hermas as a book meant to guide his readers toward salvation.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note About Style -- Introduction -- Rise of the Shepherd : A Scripture and Its Readers -- The Shepherd of Hermas -- Initial Christian Approval of the Shepherd -- The Contested Usefulness of the Shepherd in the Third and Fourth Centuries -- Passing the Test? -- Fall of the Shepherd : A Canon and Its Discontents -- Constrictive Trends Forging Fourth-Century Christianity -- Athanasius of Alexandria and the Four Constrictive Trends -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781666921861
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Heaton, Robert D. The Shepherd of Hermas as Scriptura non grata Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023 ISBN 9781666921861
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hermas Pastor
;
Frühchristentum
;
Bibel Neues Testament
;
Kanon
;
Geschichte
