The New Testament: A Literary HistoryGerd 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." |
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List of Tables and Figures | |
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The Gospel of Mark | |
Pseudepigraphy as a LiteraryHistorical Phase in Early Christianity | |
J esus Fictive SelfInterpretation through the Redaction of the Jesus | |
J esus Fictive SelfInterpretation through the Transformation of the Jesus | |
Jesus Tradition in the JewishChristian Gospels | |
Common terms and phrases
Acts addressed ancient apocalypse apocryphal apostles Asia Minor attested Baptizer beginning canon catholic letters century c.e. Christ church Clement collection of Paul’s Colossians community letter consensus Corinth Corinthians Didache disciples discourse early Christian early Christian literature Ephesians Ephesus Eusebius formal language formulae four gospels fragments Galatians genres Gentile Gerd Theissen Gnostic Gospel of John Gospel of Mark Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas Hebrews human image of Jesus interpretation Jerusalem Jesus tradition Jewish Christianity Jews John’s Gospel Judaism letter of friendship letters of Paul literary history Lord Lukan Luke Luke’s Marcion Mark’s Gospel Matt Matthew Matthew’s Gospel miracle mission motifs Muratorian Fragment ohannine ohn’s Old Testament oral tradition origins Papias Pastorals Pauline letters Peter phase Philippians preaching prophetic pseudepigraphic Revelation Romans Rome Sayings Source scriptures second century Spirit Synoptic Gospels teaching texts theology Thessalonians Tiibingen written