The Didache in Context

Essays on Its Text, History, and Transmission

Buch | Ledereinband/Edeleinband

440 Seiten

1994
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-10045-9 (ISBN)

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Assembled through the research efforts of an international team of biblical and patristic scholars, this fascinating volume offers recent insights into the manuscript tradition, social history, and textual transmission of the ancient Christian document known as the Didache.

The Didache in Context contains an intriguing look into the background of the Didache, exploring the influence of the text upon the development of early Christianity. It offers an insightful collection of essays that have been gathered from the research efforts of numerous biblical and patristic scholars from around the world.
The book seeks to explore questions that relate to the composition of the text itself, the history of the role and function of the Didache within early Christian circles, and the influence of the manuscript upon early Christian traditions and trends of thought.
In addition to the numerous, individual investigations that are featured here, the collection includes a fresh translation of the text in English and a comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography of literature on the Didache.

Clayton N. Jefford, Ph.D. (1988) in Biblical Studies, The Claremont Graduate School, is Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Saint Meinrad School of Theology. His publications include The Sayings of Jesus in the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Brill,1989).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.1994
Reihe/Serie	Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 77
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	920 g
Einbandart	Leinen
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
ISBN-10	90-04-10045-8 / 9004100458
ISBN-13	978-90-04-10045-9 / 9789004100459
Zustand	Neuware