A careful, line-by-line defense of a controversial creed against forgery charges.
This short, historical work presents a scholar’s methodical challenge to accusations surrounding the wording of an ancient creed, offering a window into early modern textual criticism and church history.
In this historically situated defense, the author argues that even a single word attached to the creed can carry heavy weight in debates about authenticity. The volume lays out the logic of comparing copies, explains how different manuscript traditions affect meanings, and critiques the methods used to argue for or against certain readings. It also includes a candid, postscripted exchange about the reception of the work and its reception among learned contemporaries.
What you will experience
- A close look at how scholars test the authenticity of ancient texts.
- Discussion of manuscript transmission and the role of copyists in shaping readings.
- Debate over the interpretation of key terms within a historic creed.
- Context on how early modern readers engaged with ecclesiastical disputes.
Ideal for readers of religious history, textual criticism, and the study of early church debates.