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The Collection and Synthesis of “Tradition” and the Second-Century Invention of Christianity*

In: Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
Author: William Arnal
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01 Jan 2011
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/157006811X608359 Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 23 (2011) 193-215 brill.nl/mtsr M E T H O D T H E O R Y in the S T U D Y O F R E L I G I O N & The Collection and Synthesis of “Tradition” and the Second-Century Invention of Christianity * William Arnal Department of Religious Studies, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada william.arnal@uregina.ca Abstract The following paper argues that “Christianity” as a discursive entity did not exist until the second century CE. As a result,
Title:
The Collection and Synthesis of “Tradition” and the Second-Century Invention of Christianity*
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/157006811X608359
Language:
English
Pages:
193–215
Keywords:
second century; Paul; Marcion; Christian origins; tradition; Christianity
In:
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
In:
Volume 23: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0682
Print ISSN:
0943-3058
Subjects:
Comparative Religion & Religious Studies, Religious Studies, History of Religion

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