The Secret Revelation of John. By Karen L. King. Pp. xii + 397. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2006. isbn 0 674 01903 2. £15.95/€21.30/25.00
It is sometimes alleged that the Church down the centuries has ‘suppressed’ certain documents in the interest of ecclesiastical politics. That is of course true to some extent—one may think of the burning of Tyndale's version of the Scriptures, to take but one example—but sometimes it betrays a...
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 684-687 |
| Review of: | The secret revelation of John (Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard Univ. Press, 2006) (Wilson, R. McL)
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| Summary: | It is sometimes alleged that the Church down the centuries has ‘suppressed’ certain documents in the interest of ecclesiastical politics. That is of course true to some extent—one may think of the burning of Tyndale's version of the Scriptures, to take but one example—but sometimes it betrays an ignorance of the nature, and the history, of the biblical Canon, and a failure to recognize what may have been perfectly valid reasons for this ‘suppression’. There have always been members of the establishment, as far back as Amaziah, priest of Bethel, in the book of Amos, concerned to maintain the established tradition against all comers, but sometimes it is rather a matter of a concern to minimize any danger to the simple faith of ordinary believers. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fll047 |