Revelation, Truth, Canon, and Interpretation: Studies in Justin Martyr's Dialogue With Trypho

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BRILL, 2002 - 311 sider
This volume treats the concepts of revelation, truth, canon, and interpretation as four pillars of early Christian theology. Using Justin Martyr as a case-study, his "Dialogue with Trypho" is examined with a view toward discerning how a second century Christian father understands and develops these concepts. Justin's intellectual background is discussed within the nuanced context of Middle Platonism. Particular attention is paid to his use of biblical sources which is grounded in the foundational chapter on revelation in Justin. Justin is placed within the wider context of theological developments in pre-Nicene Christianity, and includes a warning against judging Justin by anachronistic post-Nicene developments.

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Pagan Destination
23
The Life of Justin
27
Christian Destination
54
Conclusion
61
Witnesses to Revelation
92
The Logos as Revelation
102
Salvation
110
Summary and Conclusion
119
The New Testament Canon
202
Justins Memoirs and the New Testament Canon
215
CHAPTER FIVE
221
Baptism Illumination and Interpretation
240
Evaluation of Justins OT Interpretation
251
Passages said to be words or commands of Jesus
260
Passages with no indication of source
267
Bibliography
277

Dialogue as a Search for Truth
132
Justins Dialogue and the Genre of Dialogue
135
Justins Presentation of Truth
155
a Old Law Inadequate in Motive
170
Summary and Conclusion
183
THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON AND
187

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Craig D. Allert, Ph.D. (2001) in Theology, University of Nottingham, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He has published in journals in the area of NT canon studies and bibliology.

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