{"product_id":"origin-of-the-four-gospels-paperback-9781108043335","title":"Origin of the Four Gospels (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108043335","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOrigin of the Four Gospels\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1868 translation of the fourth German edition of this polemical work by the pioneering but controversial biblical textual scholar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eConstantin von Tischendorf (Author), William L. Gage (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108043335, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConstantin von Tischendorf (1815–74) was a pioneering textual scholar of the New Testament, who discovered and transcribed early manuscripts, notably the Codex Sinaiticus, his acquisition of which provoked long-lasting controversies. The original German edition of this book appeared in 1865, and sold 2,000 copies in three weeks; this English translation (1868) was based on the improved and expanded fourth German edition (1866). In it, Tischendorf applies his enormous knowledge of early Christian literature and the oldest Latin, Greek and Syriac gospel manuscripts to the question of the date of the canonical gospel texts, which, he argues, had been established by the end of the first century. Parts of the book are highly polemical, with Tischendorf referring to 'the Tübingen fantasy-builder and the Parisian caricaturist' in his attempt to refute contemporary theories about the person of Jesus. Nevertheless his translator engagingly describes him as a 'great and genial' scholar.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslator's preface\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Gospels our sources for the life of Jesus\u003cbr\u003e 2. Importance of the historical witnesses for the Gospels\u003cbr\u003e 3. Evidence from the last decades of the second century\u003cbr\u003e 4. Irenaeus, Tertullian, Clemens of Alexandria, the canon of Muratori, the oldest Latin and Syriac translation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Shortly before Irenaeus\u003cbr\u003e 6. First and fourth quarters of the second century\u003cbr\u003e 7. Justin and the Epistle to Diognetus\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Gospel of the Hebrews\u003cbr\u003e 9. The literature of heresy before and in the middle of the second century\u003cbr\u003e 10. Marcion\u003cbr\u003e 11. Montanism and the Alogians\u003cbr\u003e 12. Celsus vs. Christianity\u003cbr\u003e 13. The New Testament apocryphal literature\u003cbr\u003e 14. The pseudo-Clementines\u003cbr\u003e 15. Barnabas\u003cbr\u003e 16. When and how to come to a decision regarding the four Gospels\u003cbr\u003e 17. The testimony of Papias\u003cbr\u003e 18. New Testament criticism\u003cbr\u003e 19. Its evidence as to a lost form of Matthew and Mark\u003cbr\u003e 20. The text of the second century presupposes a full history of the canon, and gives evidence of its existence at about the close of the first century\u003cbr\u003e 21. Evidence omitted\u003cbr\u003e 22. Misunderstandings and hypotheses regarding the Gospel of John\u003cbr\u003e 23. Concluding remarks.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biblical studies \u0026amp; exegesis [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biblical studies \u0026amp; exegesis\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biblical%20studies%20\u0026amp;%20exegesis%20%5BHRCG%5D%22\"\u003eHRCG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266072236312,"sku":"9781108043335","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108043335i_38d4f84a-81cd-4617-8cf4-f8509717f3d2.jpg?v=1696746590","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/origin-of-the-four-gospels-paperback-9781108043335","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}