The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination with Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity

by Andreas J. Köstenberger and Michael J. Kruger

Book Overview

Beginning with Walter Bauer in 1934, the denial of clear orthodoxy in early Christianity has shaped and largely defined modern New Testament criticism, recently given new life through the work of spokesmen like Bart Ehrman. Spreading from academia into mainstream media, the suggestion that diversity of doctrine in the early church led to many competing orthodoxies is indicative of today's postmodern relativism. Authors K?stenberger and Kruger engage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433501430
• ISBN13: 9781433501432
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Crossway
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"