The First Edition of the New Testament
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This groundbreaking book argues that the New Testament is not the product of a centuries-long process of development. Its history, Trobisch finds, is the history of a book - an all-Greek Christian bible - published as early as the second century AD and intended by its editors to be read as a whole. Trobisch claims that this bible achieved wide circulation and formed the basis of all surviving manuscripts of the New Testament.
Trobisch has presented a fascinating proposal that deserves a hearing in the academy and the church. * Chad Owen Brand, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary *
... pioneering work ... promises to be a significant influence in the future study of the formation of the canon. * Novum Testamentum *
This is a very important piece of work. * Journal of Theological Studies *
This important book addresses a very interesting question which has never occurred to a lot of people ... There is plenty of meat for debate here. * Reviews in Religion & Theology *
It is a fascinating enquiry and a strong case, beautifully argued. * Theology *
David Trobisch has written a short but important book on one of the most influential happenings in the history of Christianity: the putting together and issuing of the New Testament. * Theology *
ISBN: 9780195112405
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
Weight: 381g
184 pages