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After the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity
Provides a wide range of primary texts from the first three centuries of early Christianity. The remarkable diversity of Christianity during the formative years before the Council of Nicea has become a plain, even natural, "fact" for most ancient historians. Until now, however, there has been no sourcebook of primary texts that reveals the many varieties of Christian beliefs, practices, ethics, experiences, confrontations, and self-understandings. To help readers recognize and experience the rich diversity of the early Christian movement, After the New Testament provides a wide range of texts from the second and third centuries, both "orthodox" and "heterodox," including such works as the Apostolic Fathers, the writings of Nag Hammadi, early pseudepigrapha, martyrologies, anti-Jewish tractates, heresiologies, canon lists, church orders, liturgical texts, and theological treatises. Rather than providing only fragments of texts, this collection prints large excerpts--entire documents wherever possible--organized under social and historical rubrics. This unique reader's concise and informative introductions and clear and up-to-date English translations make it ideal for courses on the New Testament, Christian Origins, Early Church History, or Late Antiquity. It will also be of interest to anyone--student, scholar, and general reader alike--interested in the entire range of early Christian literature from the period after the New Testament up to the writings of the so-called father of church history, Eusebius. Includes both "heterodox" and "orthodox" writings; offers complete documents or large selections of texts rather than brief snippets; features up-to-date and easily readable translations; incorporates a general introduction to the development of Christianity in the period (Chapter 1), concise and informative introductions to each of the historical categories of texts, and an introduction to each individual text. Review Excerpts: "This is a splendid anthology that should replace several others that have been in use during the past decades. It should be of tremendous benefit to teachers and students of the New Testament and early Christianity." --Elizabeth A. Clark, Duke University "This volume will be invaluable to teachers of early Christian history who have lacked such a broad-ranging collection of key texts. It is likely to be sufficient in itself for a college or seminary introduction to early church history. Ehrman's selection of texts and of passages to excerpt is judicious, covering a wonderfully vast territory of topics with depth sufficient both to map central issues and to allow students to explore more obscure regions." --Derek Krueger, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro Contents: The Spread of Christianity: Early Christians and their Converts.
Bart D. Ehrman chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An authority on the early Church and the life of Jesus, he has appeared on A&E, the History Channel, CNN, and other television and radio shows. He has taped several highly popular lecture series for the "Teaching Company" and is the author of multiple books including The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Third Edition, OUP, 2003). Title: After the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity Your Price: Only $34.40
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Bart D. Ehrman, Editor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, softbound, 436 pages.