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Title: The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East

The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East

by Vahan Hovhanessian (Volume editor)
©2012 Monographs 113 Pages
Theology & Philosophy
Series: Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition, Volume 2

Summary

The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East features essays reflecting the latest scholarly research in the field of the canon of the Bible and related apocryphal books, with special attention given to the early Christian literature of Eastern churches. These essays study and examine issues and concepts related to the biblical canon as well as non-canonical books that circulated in the early centuries of Christianity among Christian and non-Christian communities, claiming to be authored by biblical characters, such as the prophets and kings of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New Testament.

Details

Pages
113
Publication Year
2012
ISBN (PDF)
9781453905296
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781433110351
DOI
10.3726/978-1-4539-0529-6
Language
English
Publication date
2012 (February)
Keywords
Bible Apocrypha Old Testament New Testament Orthodox Pseudepigrapha Canon
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2012. VIII, 113 pp.

Biographical notes

Vahan Hovhanessian (Volume editor)

Vahan S. Hovhanessian holds a Ph.D. in biblical studies from Fordham University. He is currently the chairman of the «Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions» unit of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and an «Honourary Research Fellow» at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. He has published books, chapters in books, and many articles in Arabic, Armenian, and English in the fields of biblical and early Church studies. He is an ordained Bishop in the Armenian Orthodox Church tradition and the Primate of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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