Why a ''New Testament''? : Covenant as an Impetus for New Scripture in Early Christianity /

Why a ''New Testament''? : Covenant as an Impetus for New Scripture in Early Christianity /

Why would early Christians perceive the need for a 'New Testament'? Unfortunately, most studies on the NT canon concentrate on its development and closing to the neglect of its impetus. Yet NT texts like 1 Tim. 5:18 and 2 Pet. 3:16 reveal that, within the first century, early Christians be...

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Main Author: Baker, Levi S. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Texts and Editions for New Testament Study ; 19.

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Ancient Judaism and early Christianity.
Biblical Studies.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Summary:Why would early Christians perceive the need for a 'New Testament'? Unfortunately, most studies on the NT canon concentrate on its development and closing to the neglect of its impetus. Yet NT texts like 1 Tim. 5:18 and 2 Pet. 3:16 reveal that, within the first century, early Christians began receiving recent Christian texts as "Scripture", on par with their Old Testament scriptural collection. What explains this rapid and remarkable development? Levi Baker traces the connection between Scripture and covenant in early Judaism and early Christianity, arguing that the answer lies in early Christianity's conviction that Jesus had inaugurated the new covenant.
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004735422