Representatives
New Testament (displays some of Christ Against Culture type but all with qualification)
Matthew | Revelation |
1 John
2nd century writing: (Christ Against Culture type better exemplified in these later 2nd century writings)
Didache: (Teaching of the Twelve)
(Wikipedia entry |
in Early Christian Writings |
in Catholic
Encyclopedia |
Didache Garrow |
at Spurgeon.org
)
The Epistle of Barnabas:
(Wikipedia Entry | in Early Christian Writings |
in Catholic Encyclopedia | in Ante-Nicene Fathers | in the Reluctant Messenger |)
The Epistle to Diognetus:
(in Wikipedia |
in Early Christian Writings |
in Catholic Encyclopedia | in Ante-Nicene Fathers | in Manachos.net
The Shepherd of Hermas:
in Early Christian Writings
First Epistle of Clement
in Early Christian Writing
Tertullian
(Wikipedia Entry | the Tertullian Project |
in Catholic
Encyclopedia | in Early Christian Writings | in Religious Texts index
later representatives
Benedictine monasticism:
(at Georgia College and State University |
at the Order of Saint Benedict |
at the Metropolitan Museum of art |
in Catholic Encyclopedia
Leo Tolstoy
(on Ltolstoy.com | in Wikipedia | on Literature Network (read) |
(ingores role secular culture played on selection and interpretation
of the Gospel teachings)
Christ Against Culture
-"uncompromisingly affirms sole authority of Christ over the Christian and resolutely rejects culture's claims to loyalty"
INTRO: IV The New Law-Type (Christ Against Culture)
Book of Matthew: antithesis between law of God through Jewish culture and law declared through Jesus (although former still holds a validity Matt 5:17)
-Matthew's concern are values of life in Chrstian spirtual community
-Biblicists find a place next to spiritualists in this family
-Christians a new people with new law / duty of a holy life
-seek seperation of true ethics in Christ from false ethics in the world with otherworldly direction
-role secular culture played in selection/interpretation often denied (Tolstoy)
Read More
Go to: Christ Against Culture | Introduction | Part I: The New People and The World | Part II. Tolstoy's Rejection of Culture | Part III. A Necessary and Inadequate Possition | Part IV. Theological Problems
