The Muratorian Fragment and the Development of the Canon (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs) - Hardcover

Hahneman, Geoffrey Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198263414 ISBN 13: 9780198263418

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1992

Synopsis

The Muratorian Fragment, traditionally dated at the end of the second century, is by far the earliest known list of books of the New Testament. It is therefore an important milestone in understanding the formation of the Christian canon of scriptures. The traditional date of the fragment, however, was questioned in 1973 by Albert C. Sundberg, Jr, in an article of the Harvard Theological Review that has since been generally ignored or dismissed. In this book, Hahneman re-examines the traditional dating of the fragment in a complete and extensive study that concurs with Sundberg's findings. Arguing for a later placing of the fragment, Hahneman shows that the entire history of the Christian Bible must be recast as a much longer and more gradual process. As a result, the decisive period of canonical history moves from the end of the second century into the midst of the fourth. As a decisive contribution to our understanding of the development of the New Testament canon, this book will be of considerable importance and interest to New Testament scholars and historians of the early Church.

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About the Author

Geoffrey Mark Hahneman, Canon, the Cathedral Church of St Mark, Minneapolis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198263414
• ISBN 13: 9780198263418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256