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Introduction To The Writings Of The N. T - Softcover

Johann Leonhard Hug

 
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Synopsis

Introduction To The Writings Of The N. T This prefatory essay by a translator surveys foundational questions in biblical criticism as it pertains to Hug’s Introduction to the Writings of the New Testament. It outlines how the Canonical Gospels and Epistles originated, were written in possible Aramaic or Greek, and were transmitted and interpreted across early Christian communities. Central discussions include the synoptic problem and the interrelations among Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the possibilities of a common written source or proto-Gospel, and debates over whether Mark and Luke relied on Matthew or on one another. The essay also surveys the idea of a Protoevangelion and the reception of these texts by early and later authorities, including Marcion and patristic writers, within the broader historical-critical project. Framed by Hug’s method and the 19th?century scholarly apparatus accompanying Hug’s two-volume work (Volume I, 1827), the work defends critical analysis as a tool for understanding the scriptures while affirming their authenticity and historical reliability.

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