The Rise of Normative Christianity

The Rise of Normative Christianity
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781592447381
ISBN-13 : 1592447384
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Book Synopsis The Rise of Normative Christianity by : Arland J. Hultgren

Download or read book The Rise of Normative Christianity written by Arland J. Hultgren and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-07-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than fifty years ago, Walter Bauer's 'Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity' undercut the traditional views on the making of orthodox Christianity by arguing that in several geographic areas, heresy preceded orthodoxy. Subsequently, the ancient documents discovered at Nag Hammadi proved that early Christianity was tremendously diverse. These influences have given rise to the notion that the various gnostic interpretations are mere alternatives to more traditional interpretations of Jesus and his significance. Using a focused but broad definition of normative Christianity, Hultgren contends that such a tradition originated at the very beginnings of the Christian movements, developed, and came to dominate as the most adequate expression of Jesus' legacy. Normative Christianity - a stream as wide as the New Testament canon - forged a coherence between confession of faith and community ethos that could endure and was the basis for later orthodoxy.


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