The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East
©2012
Monographs
113 Pages
Series:
Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition, Volume 2
Summary
The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East features essays reflecting the latest scholarly research in the field of the canon of the Bible and related apocryphal books, with special attention given to the early Christian literature of Eastern churches. These essays study and examine issues and concepts related to the biblical canon as well as non-canonical books that circulated in the early centuries of Christianity among Christian and non-Christian communities, claiming to be authored by biblical characters, such as the prophets and kings of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New Testament.
Details
- Pages
- 113
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781453905296
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9781433110351
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-1-4539-0529-6
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2012 (February)
- Keywords
- Bible Apocrypha Old Testament New Testament Orthodox Pseudepigrapha Canon
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2012. VIII, 113 pp.
