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| Author | Bart D. Ehrman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Textual criticism |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1993 |
| ISBN | 9780195080780 |
| OCLC | 26354078 |
The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament is a book by Bart D. Ehrman, published by Oxford University Press.
Summary/Synopsis
[edit]The book is divided into 6 chapters. In the first chapter, Ehrman sketches out the relevant socio-historical context and details his methods. Chapters two through five each discuss changes made to the New Testament to discredit a christological "heresy". The second chapter discusses changes related to adoptionism, the view that "Christ was a man but not God";[1] the third docetism, the view that "he was God but not a man";[1] the fourth
Reception
[edit]J. K. Elliot states that the book shows that the view that few textual variants affect important doctrinal matters is mistaken. He describes Ehrman's arguments as "frequently compelling".[2] William L. Petersen states that although none of the readings are new, Ehrman places them in their proper theological setting.[3] Petersen states that the book is well written and will be useful for beginning graduate students and senior seminars.[4] Elliot says that textual variants related to Christ's person and function should be considered with the book in mind.[5] D. C. Parker calls the book "one of great significance" for textual criticism.[6] Possible subdivisions:
Structure and wording
[edit]Dennis Brown describes the book as being written for both specialists and non-specialists. He states that chapter 1 and 6 and less technical while the other chapters are detailed and fully referenced.[7] Raymond F. Collins similarly states that chapters 2–5 form the core of the book.[8] Brown recommends the book for its readability, but criticizes the book for not having an introduction to the its methods, saying that it would have been useful for non-specialists.[9] Elliot says that the words "construal", "misconstrual" and "momentarily" are overused, and that the presence of words like "ideational", "duplicitous", "happenstance", and "pestiferous" is also irksome.[5]
Importance and usefulness
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ehrman 1993, p. xii.
- ^ Elliot 1994, p. 405.
- ^ Petersen 1994, p. 562.
- ^ Petersen 1994, p. 563.
- ^ a b Elliot 1994, p. 406.
- ^ Parker 1994, p. 704.
- ^ Brown 1994, p. 226–227.
- ^ Collins 1995, p. 94.
- ^ Brown 1994, p. 227.
Bibliography
[edit]Primary source
[edit]- Ehrman, Bart D. (1993). The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195080780.
Reviews
[edit]- Elliot, J. K. (1 January 1994). "Book Review". Novum Testamentum. 36 (4). Leiden: BRILL: 405–406.
- Brown, Dennis (September 1994). "Book Review". Irish Theological Quarterly. 60. SAGE. doi:10.1177/002114009406000308.
- Parker, D. C. (October 1994). "Review". The Journal of Theological Studies. 45 (2). Oxford University Press: 704–708. doi:10.1093/jts/45.2.704. JSTOR 23967673.
- Petersen, William L. (October 1994). "[Untitled]". The Journal of Religion. 74 (4). University of Chicago Press: 562–564. doi:10.1086/489476. JSTOR 1203774.
- Birdsall, J. Neville (November 1994). "Book Review". Theology. 96 (780). SAGE. doi:10.1177/0040571X9409700623.
- Burrus, Virginia (January 1995). "[Untitled]". Theology Today. 51 (4). SAGE. doi:10.1177/004057369505100422.
- Collins, Raymond F. (Spring 1995). "Review". Journal of Early Christian Studies. 3 (1). Johns Hopkins University Press: 93–95. doi:10.1353/earl.0.0078.
- Attridge, Harold W. (April 1995). "[Untitled]". Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 57 (2). Catholic Biblical Association: 391–393. JSTOR 43722378.
- Countryman, Louis William (March 1997). "[Untitled]". Church History. 66 (1). Cambridge University Press: 81–83. doi:10.2307/3169634. JSTOR 3169634.
- Long, Stephen (5 December 2014). "[Untitled]". Religious Studies Review. 40 (4). Wiley: 221–222. doi:10.1111/rsr.12177.
Response
[edit]- Wallace, Daniel B. (23 September 2011). Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament: Manuscript, Patristic, and Apocryphal Evidence. Text and Canon of the New Testament. Kregel Academic. ISBN 9780825433382.