The Origin of Heresy : a History of Discourse in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity.

The Origin of Heresy : a History of Discourse in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity.

Heresy is a central concept in the formation of Orthodox Christianity. Where does this notion come from? This book traces the construction of the idea of 'heresy' in the rhetoric of ideological disagreements in Second Temple Jewish and early Christian texts and in the development of the po...

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Main Author: Royalty, Robert M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012
Series:Routledge studies in religion.
Subjects:
Christianity > Origin.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The origin of heresy
  • The rhetoric of difference in Israel
  • Reform and revolution in the Roman Empire: John the Baptist and the disciples of Jesus
  • Paul and the rhetoric of difference
  • The Christian Gospels as narratives of exclusion
  • Policing the boundaries: the politics of heresiology
  • The politics of orthodoxy
  • Conclusions.

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