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From Jesus to the New Testament: Early Christian Theology and the Origin of the New Testament Canon

by Jens Schröter

Series edited by Wayne Coppins, and Simon Gathercole

Translated by Wayne Coppins

Published by: Baylor University Press

Series: Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity

Imprint: Baylor University Press

Sales Date: 2021-11-01

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Published: November 2021

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Imprint: Baylor University Press

Series: Series: Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity

Page Count: 431 Pages

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ISBN: 9781602588233

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As the inaugural volume in the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Jens Schröter's celebrated From Jesus to the New Testament is now available for the first time in English. Schröter provides a rich narrative of the theological forces that created the New Testament canon. Through his textual, historical, and hermeneutical examination, Schröter reveals how various writings that form the New Testament's building blocks are all held together. Jesus not only inspired the New Testament but also launched a theological project that resulted in the canon. Schröter's study will undoubtedly spark new discussion about the formation of the canon and the character of earliest Christianity.

Jens Schröter is Professor for Exegesis and Theology of the New Testament and New Testament Apocrypha at the Faculty of Theology at the Humboldt-University in Berlin.

Wayne Coppins is Professor of Religion at The University of Georgia.

Simon Gathercole is Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Editors' Introduction

Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the German Edition

Introduction

Part I: Recollection and History in Early Christianity

1 New Testament Science beyond Historicism

2 Reflections on the Relationship between Historiography and Hermeneutics in New Testament Science

3 Construction of History and the Beginnings of Christianity

4 History in Light of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Part II: Jesus--Paul--Luke

5 Beginnings of the Jesus Tradition

6 On the Historicity of the Gospels

7 The Unity of the Gospel

8 The Universalizing of the Law in Galatians

9 Metaphorical Christology in Paul

10 Luke as Historiographer

11 Salvation for the Gentiles and Israel

Part III: On the Way to the New Testament

12 Jesus and the Canon

13 The Acts of the Apostles and the Emergence of the New Testament Canon

14 "The Church Has Four Gospels, the Heresy Many"

Part IV: What Is "Theology of the New Testament"?

15 Particularity and Inclusivity in Early Christianity

16 The Meaning of the Canon for a Theology of the New Testament

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Subject Index

Every chapter in this collection has rich insights for students of the NT and early Christianity. Its methodological sophistication makes it a must read.
Pheme Perkins, Boston College, Theological Studies

This is an interesting collection of essays, which raises some fundamental historical, theological, and canonical issues.
Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, The Expository Times

From Jesus to the New Testament is one of the most significant books on canonical issues to emerge in recent years. While somewhat more inclusive and erudite than other studies (especially Part i), Schröter presents a readable work that is both intellectually stimulating and understandable.
Arthur G. Patzia, Journal of Reformed Theology

Schröter?s study will undoubtedly spark new discussion about the formation of the canon.
Theological Book Review

From Jesus to the New Testament is a stimulating monograph for multiple reasons, and should, I expect, elicit excitement for more volumes from the joint venture of Baylor and Mohr-Siebeck. The translation by Wayne Coppins is clear and readable, and he should be thanked for his work in making Schröter's work accessible.
Joshua W. Jipp, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Bulletin for Biblical Research