How did the Church get Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John instead of Thomas, Mary,Peter, and Judas? C. E. Hill presents evidence for how and why, despite the numerous Gospels that appeared in the earliest Christian centuries, four (and only four) Gospels came to be embraced by the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches alike. INDICE: Introduction: Drowning in a Sea of Gospels; 1: The Proof is in the Papyri: Gospel Bestsellers from Egyptian Garbage Dumps; 2: Silencing the Bishop, Part I: The Lonely Irenaeus; 3: Silencing the Bishop, Part II: The UglyIrenaeus; 4: Irenaeus' 'Co-conspirators': Clement, Serapion, and a Canon-list-maker; 5: 'Packaging' the Gospels: of Harmonies, Synopses, and Codices; 6: Preaching and Teaching the Gospels: Justin Martyr and the Apostles' Memoirs; 7: Justin's 'Co-conspirators': The Gospels as Public Documents; 8: Some 'Proto-conspirators': Two Forgers and an Apologist; 9: Some 'Co-proto-conspirators': The Apostolic Fathers; 10: The Search for an 'Arch-conspirator': A Bishop, an Elder, and an Elderly Apostle; 11: Who Chose the Gospels?; Appendix: Dates of the earliest manuscripts of the canonical Gospels; Glossary; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-955123-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés