Gerd Theissen describes the emergence of the New Testament canon out of the wide variety of early Christian literature, drawing on Max Weber's discussion of the evolution of religious organizations. Theissen describes a series of phases in the life of the early Christian movement: the charismatic, the ';pseudepigraphic,' the ';functional,' and the ';canonical.'
| ISBN: | 9781451408683 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2011 |
| Author: | Theissen, Gerd |
| Publisher: | Fortress Press |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |