35. David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt"

04/08/2020 35 min
35. David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt"

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Episode Synopsis

What is a scriptural canon for? A discussion of David Brakke's "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter" published in HTR in 1994.