Robert D Heaton

The Shepherd of Hermas as Scriptura Non Grata

From Popularity in Early Christianity to Exclusion from the New Testament Canon

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 720g
• ISBN-13: 9781666921861
• ISBN-10: 1666921866
• Artikelnr.: 67178216

Autorenporträt

By Robert D. Heaton

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note About Style
Introduction: Seeking the Lost Shepherd
Part I - Rise of the Shepherd: A Scripture and its Readers
Chapter One: The Shepherd of Hermas: Text, Context, and Interpretation
Chapter Two: Initial Christian Approval of the Shepherd: Known Figures and
Anonymous Sources
Chapter Three: The Contested Usefulness of the Shepherd in the Third and
Fourth Centuries
Chapter Four: Passing the Test? The Shepherd, Canonical "Criteria," and
Rationales for Exclusion
Part II - Fall of the Shepherd: A Canon and its Discontents
Chapter Five: Constrictive Trends Forging Fourth-Century Christianity
Chapter Six: Athanasius of Alexandria and the Four Constrictive Trends: His
Novel "Rule of Scripture" and Hermas's Scriptura Non Grata
Conclusion: Eight Primary Contributions of the Foregoing Study
Bibliography
Index
About the Author