Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter

In histories of the formation of the Christian biblical canon, the thirty-ninth Festal Letter of Athanasius of Alexandria, written for Easter 367, holds a justifiably prominent place. Not only is this letter the earliest extant Christian document to list precisely the twenty-seven books that eventua...

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Main Author: Brakke, David 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1994
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1994, Volume: 87, Issue: 4, Pages: 395-419
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