Tomas Bokedal

What Was the First Bible Like?

The Emergence of Christian Texts, Scripture, and Canon

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the emergence of the first bible, focussing on second-century Scripture, the earliest New Testament, and the canon formation process. Textual-interpretative, ritual, and paratextual aspects of the Christian Scriptures are discussed as well as their impact on the wider Roman and Medieval literary cultures, and beyond. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781839989308
• ISBN-10: 1839989300
• Artikelnr.: 67672324

Autorenporträt

Tomas Bokedal (ThD, Lund University, Sweden) is Associate Professor in New Testament and Early Christianity at NLA University College, Bergen, Norway, and Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
From Gospel Message to Gospel Text
Second-Century Scripturality: Text, Ritual and Interpretation
Towards a Bookish Christian Culture
The New Book Format - Triggering a Media Revolution
Second-Century Scriptures among "Orthodox" and "Heterodox"
Regulating the Faith: Scripture and Rule of Faith
Emerging Christian Scriptoria - Five Features of Standardization
The New Testament Canon Formation: Three Classic Views
The Bible Canon and Its Significance
From Past to Present: Biblical Texts and their Significance