The First Christian Century: Notes on Dr. Moffatt's Introduction to the Literature of the New Testament
William M Ramsay
The First Christian Century: Notes on Dr. Moffatt’s Introduction to the Literature of the New Testament
William M Ramsay
- Ramsay, the first Professor of Classical Archaeology at Oxford University, pioneered the study of antiquity in what is today known as western Turkey. He went on to devote the latter part of his life to applying what he had learned to the study of the New Testament. He is also acknowledged as the outstanding authority on the life of Paul. Contents: Literary Illustrations in Dr. Moffatt’s Book; Literature and History: A Difference of Method; The First and the Late Second Century; The Personality of Papias and Polycarp; Papias as Authority for the Early Death of John the Apostle; The Supposed Early Death of John; The Fascination of the Second Century; The Argument from Accuracy of Local Details; Examples of the Imaginative Reconstruction of the Past in Literature; The Lawfulness of False Attribution in Literature; and The Growth of a Miracle. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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