The First Edition of the New Testament
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Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · December 12, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- David Trobisch traces New Testament history through the claim of an early, unified Greek Christian Bible.
- Genres
- New Testament Interpretation, Christian History, Biblical History & Culture
- Published
- Oxford University Press, December 12, 2011
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The First Edition of the New Testament is a groundbreaking book that argues that the New Testament is not the product of a centuries-long process of development. Its history, David Trobisch contends, is the history of a book - an all Greek Christian bible - published as early as the second century C.E. and intended by its editors to be read as a whole.
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Trobisch claims that this bible achieved wide circulation and formed the basis of all surviving manuscripts of the New Testament.
A Second-Century Bible
David Trobisch traces New Testament history through the claim of an early, unified Greek Christian Bible.
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- Trobisch’s argument for a second-century Greek Christian Bible
- The claim that its editors intended it to be read as a whole
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- An argument against centuries-long development
- A proposed basis for surviving New Testament manuscripts
Where it sits
| New Testament Interpretation | 45% |
|---|---|
| Christian History | 36% |
| Biblical History & Culture | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- New Testament Interpretation
- Authors
- David Trobisch
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- December 12, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- New Testament Interpretation