Senses of Scripture in the Second Century: Irenaeus, Scripture, and Noncanonical Christian Texts.

The article focuses on the Christian scriptures of the second and fourth century and discusses the concept of these scriptures by analyzing the writings of Bishop Irenaeus. Topics discussed include the Bible, the definitions of terms canons and scriptures, and Irenaeus's notion of scriptures. Also m...

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Published in:	Journal of Religion Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 26 - 56
Main Author:	Bingham, D. Jeffrey
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jan2017
Subjects:	Early Christian literature Bible Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon Canon (Literature) Papias, Saint, Bishop of Hierapolis, d. ca. 120
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost