Kannaday, Wayne Campbell.

Apologetic discourse and the scribal tradition : evidence of the influence of apologetic interests on the text of the canonical gospels / [manuscript] : by Wayne C. Kannaday. - Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2004. - xiii, 274 p. ; 23 cm. - Society of Biblical Literature text-critical studies . - Text-critical studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 2541-265) and indexes.

The pen and the sword : apologetic discourse and the text of the New Testament -- Antiquity, harmony, and factual consistency : issues of intellectual integrity -- Jesus : according to the scribes -- Fanatics, fools, and females : scribes in defense of the followers of Jesus -- When quire meets empire : scribal tradition and the Roman state -- The influence of apologetic interests on the text of the Canonical Gospels.

1589831012 (paperback : alk. paper)

2004016238


Bible--Canon.


Apologetics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

BS465 / .K35 2004

226/.0486