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005			20251028093353.0
008			150508s2015 inu b 001 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781490876429
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020			_a9781490876429
020			_a1490876421
035			_a(OCoLC)908704620
050		4	_aBS 2825.53 _b.M84 2015
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100	1		_aMuller, David G., _cJr., _d1948- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTesting the Apocalypse : _bthe history of the book of Revelation / _cDavid G. Muller, Jr.
250			_aWestbow Press rev.
264		1	_aBloomington, IN : _bWestBow Press, _c2015
300			_axiv, 127 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 109-122) and index.
505	0		_aDoes Revelation belong in the Bible? -- The test of antiquity -- The test of apostolic origin -- The test of orthodoxy -- The test of acceptance -- One of a genre -- Conclusions -- Implications.
520			_aLeaders of the early Church were divided over Revelation -- its uncertain authorship, its unorthodox theology, even its terrible grammar. Should it be considered Scripture? Then the first Christian emperor saw himself prophesied in its pages. Here is the first comprehensive history of how Revelation came to be included in the New Testament. Early Christians applied four tests to writings when they were deciding which works merited treatment as Scripture: an origin soon after Christ's time, apostolic authorship, Christian orthodoxy, and acceptance of a work by Christian congregations across the known world. Historian and intelligence analyst David Muller applies those tests anew to Revelation, with the benefit of far more evidence than the Church fathers had available. Using every pertinent ancient source, selected Reformation writings, and more than 150 scholarly works from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, Muller pieces together a history of Revelation that is both surprising and convincing. --publisher's description.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pRevelation _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _xHistory.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pNew Testament _xCanon.
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