History of New Testament Literature

In the preface, Strecker states that "from the point of view of literary criticism, the boundaries of the New Testament canon are not stable. [...]is not possible [sic] to make a basic distinction between the New Testament and the contemporary and subsequent development of early Christian liter...

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Published in:Journal of Biblical literature 2000-06, Vol.119 (2), p.349-351
Main Author: Weidmann, Frederick
Format: Article
Language:English
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Religious literature
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Summary:In the preface, Strecker states that "from the point of view of literary criticism, the boundaries of the New Testament canon are not stable. [...]is not possible [sic] to make a basic distinction between the New Testament and the contemporary and subsequent development of early Christian literature" (p. viii). [...]there is more at stake, of course, than simply the distinctions) between "New Testament," "early Christian," and "patristic." Relying heavily, and consistently, on P. Vielhauer, Geschichte der urchristlichen Literatur . , and defining his task in distinction both to other literary methodologies and to considerations of "cultural milieu," Strecker is interested in "relating the various New Testament literary forms to one another, and placing them wherever possible within a framework of historical development" (p. 25).
ISSN:0021-9231
1934-3876
DOI:10.2307/3268498