| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 180 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-172) and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. Authenticity and Heresy in Early Christianity -- 2. Literary Criticism in Early Christian Times -- 3. Marcion's Criticism of Gospel and Apostle -- 4. The Hidden Agenda of Ptolemaeus -- 5. Galen's Literary and Logical Criticism -- 6. The Syllogistic Exegesis of Apelles -- 7. The Orthodox Counterattack. |
| Summary |
Robert Grant draws upon his fifty years of experience dealing with the correlation of early Christianity and classical culture to demonstrate that Christian "heretics" were the first to apply literary cfiticism to Christian books. He shows that the heretics' methods were the same as those of pagan contemporaries, and that literary criticism derived from the Hellenistic schools. Literary criticism was later used by famous orthodox leaders, and, as time passed, orthodox. |
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critics increasingly found that these methods could serve them well. Grant supports his argument by focusing on such principal figures as Origen, Dionysius of Alexandria, Eusebius, and Jerome. |
| Subject |
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
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Classical literature -- History and criticism.
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Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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| ISBN |
0664219713 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780664219710 hardcover alkaline paper |
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