Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Whose Truth Is the Truth? New Testament Apocrypha and Codification of the Canon

Whose Truth Is the Truth? New Testament Apocrypha and Codification of the Canon

The early Church saw a proliferation of writings all claiming divine authority. This program surveys many of these texts and their adherents, as well as traces the course of the New Testament’s codification. Original manuscripts and critical commentary are used to explore the infancy gospels, St. Clement’s letters to the Corinthians, and the Gnostic gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, and Gospel of Philip. Key figures and events in the process are also portrayed, including Marcion, Tertullian, the Emperor Constantine and his conversion, the Council of Nicea, and St. Athanasius, who first codified the 27 books of the New Testament. (52 minutes)

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Item#: BVL33163
Copyright date: ©2003
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9128-7
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9129-4

Part of the Series : Who Wrote the New Testament?


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