Theology
Jens Schröter
Von Jesus zum Neuen Testament
Studien zur urchristlichen Theologiegeschichte und zur Entstehung des neutestamentlichen Kanons
[From Jesus to the New Testament. Studies of the History of Early Christian Theology and the Origins of the New Testament Canon. Student edition.]
2007; unrevised student edition; 2008. IX, 441 pages.
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 204
Published in German.
In the studies of this volume, Jens Schröter deals with four subject areas. The first part of the book contains philosophical and hermeneutical observations concerning the history of early Christianity. In a follow-up to Johann Gustav Droysen, the author takes a look at recent discussions on the hermeneutics of history. Based on this, he uses the second part of the work to examine central areas of the history of theology of early Christianity. In the third part, he takes a look at those developments which led to the creation of the New Testament canon, and in doing so shows that those joint convictions which were clearly defined in various ways in the early Christian writings were the guiding factor. In the last part of the book, the author examines how it would be possible to develop a comprehensive approach to a theology of the New Testament in view of the individual writings which are contained in the New Testament.