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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Prefatory Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The First Followers of Jesus
- 2 The Jewish Matrix
- 3 Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts
- 4 The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
- 5 Interpreting Scripture: Philo and Paul
- 6 Apostles and Evangelists
- 7 Women Among Jesus' Followers<sup>1</sup>
- 8 ‘Barnabas’, Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth
- 9 Ignatius of Antioch
- 10 Didache<sup>1</sup>
- 11 Marcion
- 12 Justin
- 13 Irenaeus of Lyon
- 14 The New Testament Text
- 15 Celsus: A Platonist Attack
- 16 Montanism: Perpetua
- 17 Tertullian, Minucius Felix
- 18 Clement of Alexandria
- 19 Julius Africanus
- 20 Hippolytus and Liturgy
- 21 Origen
- 22 Cyprian of Carthage
- 23 Dionysius of Alexandria
- 24 Paul of Samosata
- 25 Mani
- 26 Plotinus, Porphyry<sup>1</sup>
- 27 Diocletian and the Great Persecution; Rise of Constantine
- 28 Constantine: Lactantius, Eusebius of Caesarea, Arius, and the Council of Nicaea
- 29 The Seeds of Reaction
- 30 The Church at Prayer
- 31 Athanasius, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm
- 32 A Fiasco at Serdica
- 33 Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance
- 34 Athanasius' Return: A Wind of Change
- 35 Constantius' Double Council of Unity
- 36 Julian and the Church<sup>1</sup>
- 37 Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesius of Cyrene
- 38 Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia)
- 39 Ambrose<sup>1</sup>
- 40 Ambrosiaster
- 41 Donatism
- 42 Monks: The Ascetic Life
- 43 Messalians: The Macarian Homilies
- 44 Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381)
- 45 Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy About Origen
- 46 Pelagius, Caelestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa
- 47 Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa
- 48 Augustine<sup>1</sup>
- 49 John Chrysostom
- 50 Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour: Alaric and the Fall of Rome
- 51 The Christological Debate, I: To the First Council of Ephesus (431)
- 52 The Christological Debate, II: From Reunion (433) to a Breakdown of Unity (449)
- 53 The Christological Debate, III: From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451)
- 54 The Aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon: Zeno's Henotikon
- 55 Justinian, Origen, and the ‘Three Chapters’
- 56 The Ancient Oriental Churches
- 57 The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West: Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius
- 58 Pope Gregory the Great (590–604)
- 59 Worship After Constantine
- 60 Pilgrims
- 61 Penance
- Further Reading
- Dates of Roman Emperors
- List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem
- Alexandria
- Antioch
- Constantinople
- Jerusalem
The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
- Chapter:
- (p.27) 4 The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
- Source:
- The Church in Ancient Society
- Author(s):
Henry Chadwick
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/0199246955.003.0005
Debates between observant Jews and Jewish Christians about which books of what became the Old Testament could be considered as authoritative continued during the first three centuries of the Christian era. Christians could find prophecies in the Greek version of the Septuagint, which they could use to support their views about Jesus and the Virgin Mary. As Christianity moved into the Gentile world, this modified the character of the appeal to ancient Hebrew prophecy, and the dispute would continue for centuries, with local and regional differences long persisting.
Keywords: prophecy, Scripture, Septuagint
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Prefatory Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The First Followers of Jesus
- 2 The Jewish Matrix
- 3 Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts
- 4 The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
- 5 Interpreting Scripture: Philo and Paul
- 6 Apostles and Evangelists
- 7 Women Among Jesus' Followers<sup>1</sup>
- 8 ‘Barnabas’, Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth
- 9 Ignatius of Antioch
- 10 Didache<sup>1</sup>
- 11 Marcion
- 12 Justin
- 13 Irenaeus of Lyon
- 14 The New Testament Text
- 15 Celsus: A Platonist Attack
- 16 Montanism: Perpetua
- 17 Tertullian, Minucius Felix
- 18 Clement of Alexandria
- 19 Julius Africanus
- 20 Hippolytus and Liturgy
- 21 Origen
- 22 Cyprian of Carthage
- 23 Dionysius of Alexandria
- 24 Paul of Samosata
- 25 Mani
- 26 Plotinus, Porphyry<sup>1</sup>
- 27 Diocletian and the Great Persecution; Rise of Constantine
- 28 Constantine: Lactantius, Eusebius of Caesarea, Arius, and the Council of Nicaea
- 29 The Seeds of Reaction
- 30 The Church at Prayer
- 31 Athanasius, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm
- 32 A Fiasco at Serdica
- 33 Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance
- 34 Athanasius' Return: A Wind of Change
- 35 Constantius' Double Council of Unity
- 36 Julian and the Church<sup>1</sup>
- 37 Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesius of Cyrene
- 38 Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia)
- 39 Ambrose<sup>1</sup>
- 40 Ambrosiaster
- 41 Donatism
- 42 Monks: The Ascetic Life
- 43 Messalians: The Macarian Homilies
- 44 Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381)
- 45 Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy About Origen
- 46 Pelagius, Caelestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa
- 47 Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa
- 48 Augustine<sup>1</sup>
- 49 John Chrysostom
- 50 Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour: Alaric and the Fall of Rome
- 51 The Christological Debate, I: To the First Council of Ephesus (431)
- 52 The Christological Debate, II: From Reunion (433) to a Breakdown of Unity (449)
- 53 The Christological Debate, III: From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451)
- 54 The Aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon: Zeno's Henotikon
- 55 Justinian, Origen, and the ‘Three Chapters’
- 56 The Ancient Oriental Churches
- 57 The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West: Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius
- 58 Pope Gregory the Great (590–604)
- 59 Worship After Constantine
- 60 Pilgrims
- 61 Penance
- Further Reading
- Dates of Roman Emperors
- List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem
- Alexandria
- Antioch
- Constantinople
- Jerusalem
