Nicklas, The Canon and Beyond (Mohr Siebeck)

NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Tobias Nicklas. The Canon and Beyond. Collected Essays on the History and Hermeneutics of Biblical and Parabiblical Traditions. 2024. VIII, 382 pages. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (WUNT I) 525. €149.00 including VAT cloth available 978-3-16-163756-8. Also Available As: eBook PDF €149.00.

Summary

How did the canon of the New Testament come into being? To what extent can we also speak of a history of the already existing canon? What functions were and are assigned to it in different historical contexts? What is the relationship between canonical writings and extra-canonical writings? What is the relationship between Christian apocrypha and the texts of the Bible from the Old and New Testaments? The number of questions surrounding the canon of New Testament writings and the lasting significance of apocryphal writings and traditions in relation to the canon is almost inexhaustible. This volume brings together contributions by Tobias Nicklas on these topics from the past twenty years. A particular focus is on the reassessment of Christian apocrypha and their relationship to image and rite and on understanding of canon as a dynamic entity.

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