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- Jesus as man, empowered by God at baptism
- Diving Commission, not nature
- Christ cannot be God, otherwise polytheism
- Pro Law
- Gentiles must become Jews
- Had Matt. 1-2
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- C2
- Pro Paul
- anti Jewish
- Christ only way to salvation
- Jesus is not OT God
- Jesus = phantom. Not tied to world.
- truncated version of Luke, 10 Pauline Letters (minus pastorals)
- other texts rejected - 'edited by Jews' |
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- Gnosis (hidden knowledge)
- C2+3
- True God =/= OT God
- People/Souls trapped in material world
- Jesus- imparting knowledge of how to escape
- Oral tradition, exclusive
- 'hidden' in biblical exegesis
- Gnostic Gospels: Thomas, Mary, Philip, Judas, Truth |
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- Most followers, stifled rivals
- "heretics"
- Literalist
- inclusive (John for Gnostics, Matt. for Jewish xtians)
- became orthodox |
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| 4: Matt, Mark, Luke, John |
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14 Pauline: Romans, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Gal., Eph., Phil., Coll., 1 Thess., 2 Thess., 1 Tim., 2 Tim., Titus., Philemon., Hebrews
Also James, 1 Pet., 2 Pet., 1 John., 2 John., 3 John., Jude |
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| Who defined structure of NT |
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| Athanasius of Alexandria C4 |
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- Hellenists vs. Hebrews
- Jewish vs. Gentile Xtians
- Faith vs. Works
- Paul as Apostle
- Jesus vs. established order
- Rich vs. poor
- Food offered to idols |
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| Details of Hellenists vs. Hebrews conflict |
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- diaspora vs. Palestinian
- Diaspora felt neglected
- Greek culture influenced vs traditionalist |
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| Details of Jewish vs. gentile Christian conflict |
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- Paul vs. Peter (Gal 2)
- Kosher Laws
- Sharing agape (no eating with Gentiles) |
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| Details of Law vs. not keeping Law conflict |
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- Paul vs. James
- Conversion
- E.P. Saunders - "Covenental Nomism"
Enter Covenant by Grace/faith, stay in by works. Are Paul and James actually in agreement, but arguing from different starting points? |
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| Details of Paul as apostle conflict |
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- never met Jesus in person
- Luke: only the 12 could be apostles
- Layman
- Unskilled orator (2 Cor.) |
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| Details of Jesus vs established order conflict |
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| - Pharisees (John's Gospel- John's group in conflict with Parisees) |
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| Details of Rich vs. Poor conflict |
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- In Agape - bringing food. Poor late, worse offerings. 2nd class Xtians? Paul doesn't approve of distinction
- in life - Gospels pro poor, no social mobility, theocratic, feudal, occupied territory |
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| Details of food offered to idols conflict |
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- Can you eat it?
- Paul: yes, unless it offends those you are with: Romans 14:14-23 and 1 Corinthians 8:4-13 |
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| Issue with determining authorship of Gospels |
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- no definitive evidence (except possibly John)
- Pseudonymous writing tradition
- Copying - Collossians and Ephesians, 2 peter 2 and Jude, Quotations from Kerygmata - Phil 2:5-11; Cor 15:3, Baptism formula 1 Cor 12:13
- Missing texts (letters to Corinthians)
- Superscription of names/authorship
- diversity of material, disagreements
- Types of texts (histories (Luke, Acts), biographies (although odd-only last days of life), letters (Hebrews and James clearly NOT letters)
- Compilations - 2 Cor 2:13+7:5, 10-13 |
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| - Preserves cultural tradition |
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| Weber's process of canonisation |
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1. Prophetic movement
2. Prophet dies
3. Followers maintain Prophet's authority by abstracting them
4. Cult, disciples as priests
5. Generations of priests - tradition needs to be transferred, preserved.
6. Formation of Dogmas
7. Need to define group identity, prevent regional variations, distinguish/protect from outsiders.
8. Formation of canon |
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| - Septuagint (greek OT)added to - Disputes over Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 + 3 John, Jude and Revelation - Apocryphal texts not included (Gospel of Thomas, writings of Apostolic Fathers) - Johnson: "symbolic re-working of the Torah" |
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| Johnson: process of Canonisation in Christianity |
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1. composition - oral and written tradition, Torah symbology
2. Use - Liturgical, public, teaching ('truth'), exchange between churches
3. Collection - through exchange (generalisation of address), Paul's letters first. Referenced in Patristic writings early on - Clement (Cor), Ignatius (Eph), Polycarp (Phil). Frequent citation, adopted as foundation for tradition/identity
4. Selection - definition of identity, general unanimity from start - Muratorian fragment similar to now, 4 gospels diversity=valuable |
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| Johnson: criteria for canonisation |
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- Use in church
-Apostolic origin
Theological consistency |
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| Johnson: principals of canonisation |
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- NOT inspiration - Shepherd of Hernias
-Apostolic origin - authority, but not sufficient- Gospels of Thomas, Peter etc.
- Regula Fidei -
-Sensus ecclesiae |
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| interpretive lens. Referred to by Clement of Alexandria (Stromata 1), Irenaeus (Against Heresies), Tertullian (against Marcion), Origen (On First Principles I). SCRIPTURE DEFINES RF, RF INTERPRETS SCRIPTURE. Basic principles incarnation of the word, passion story (Kerygmata, credal) |
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| Johnson: Sensus Ecclesiae |
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- Church's sense of itself. Guided by holy spirit(?). Communal process. Link with past, future. HERITAGE EVOLUTION CONTINUATION
CRITICISMS: corruption of process- conservative, canon of the powerful. BUT also higher motives, wrong motives =/= wrong results |
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| Johnson: attitudes towards the Canon |
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- "working bibliography"
- commitment to faith (tradition cont.)
- Normative
-Closed in order to maintain identity
- Closed = final authority
- Tradition, not just texts
- Guide for community
- divinely inspired
- requires multiple interpretive frameworks (history + contents)
- defining GROUP identity |
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