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| Titre : | Tradition in the Early Church |
| Auteurs : | R. P. C. Hanson, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Londres [GB] : SCM Press, 1962 |
| Collection : | The Library of History and Doctrine |
| Format : | 288 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | HS/K (Débats sur la Tradition et les traditions en théologie; variation du dogme) |
| Résumé : |
The Christian tradition was originally oral. Conceivably, trustworthy information about Jesus could have survived outside the Bible. But did it ? The question, fascinating in itself, has an immediate bearing on the problem of authority for the Christian religion and for the churches today, and Dr Hanson believes that if we attend to New Testament and patristic studies the evidence will compel us to come to certain conclusions which are clearer than we might expect.
This survey, going down to a.d. 300, considers the transmission of the Gospel material in the light of our knowledge about Rabbinic and Gnostic methods; the apocryphal sayings of Jesus; the evidence of a discipline) arcani among the early Christians; the emergence of creeds in the teaching Church; the relation of the ‘rule of faith’ to Scripture in the thought of the Fathers; the authority for ecclesiastical customs; the apostolic succession of bishops; the canon and status of the New Testament; and interpretative tradition as discussed in modern theology. Such material has never before been brought together by an English theologian. Scholars will find this book richly detailed, and students will value its clarity as a text-book. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements - 1. ORAL TRADITION: 1. The meanings of ‘tradition’ / 2. Method of transmission / 3. Laws of tradition / 4. Secret tradition / 5. Examples of oral tradition / 6. Conclusions - 2. THE CREED: 1. Early formal teaching / 2. The early baptismal creed / 3. The baptismal creed and the rule of faith / 4. Other forms of creed - 3. THE RULE OF FAITH: 1. References in the fathers to the rule of faith / 2. The contents of the rule of faith / 3. The rule of faith as tradition / 4. The relation of the rule of faith to Scripture / 5. The formation of doctrine / 6. Conclusions - 4. CUSTOM AND RITE: 1. Traditional custom / 2. The tradition of the See of Rome / 3. Apostolic succession / 4. Traditional rites / 5. Two examples from the fourth century - 5. THE CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: 1. The beginnings of the Canon / 2. The development from evidence to oracle / 3. Norms of canonicity / 4. Uncanonical tradition / 5. Conclusions - 6. TRADITION AS INTERPRETATION: 1. Tradition as a source of evidence / 2. The nature of the Canon of Scripture / 3. Tradition as the scope of Scripture - Appendices: A. Cyprian’s Testimonia / B. Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses 3.3.1 / C. Heretical tendencies in The Gospel according to the Hebrews - Bibliography - Index of Names / Index of References |
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