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Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the Canon
Abstract
This essay examines the process by which Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles acquired canonical status. Because most of these texts were considered antilegomena by Eusebius, the essay especially stresses that their reception into the New Testament canon was as part of larger canonical collections—Hebrews as part of the Pauline letter collection and the Catholic Epistles as a self-contained collection. For both Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles, the essay examines reception in the early church, appearance in early canon lists, and attestation in the early manuscript tradition, all of which constitute the evidence of canonization of these early Christian texts.
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- Authors
- Lockett, D.
- Affiliations
- Biola University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lockett, Darian
- Venue
- The Oxford Handbook of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2024-06-20
- Pages
- 25-40
- OpenAlex
- W4399854051
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 19
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- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Keywords
- Epistle to the Hebrews, Catholic Epistles, New Testament canon, canonization, Eusebius of Caesarea, Pauline epistles, reception history, early Christian communities
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