TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilhite, David E., author.  
TI  - The gospel according to heretics: discovering orthodoxy through early christological conflicts 
SN  -  9780801039768  
AV  - BT1319 .W54 2015 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI : 
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Christian heresies
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600.
KW  - Christian heretics.
KW  - fast
N1  - ncludes bibliographical references (pages 257-280) and index.
;  Introduction: Defining heresy, revising orthodoxy -- Marcion: supersessionism -- Ebion: adoptionism -- Gnostics : docetism -- Sabellius: modalism -- Arius: subordinationism -- Apollinaris: subhumanism -- Nestorius:dyoprosopitism -- Eutyches: monophysitism  -- Iconoclasts: antirepresentationalism -- Muslims: reductionism -- Conclusion: Heresy according to the gospel.
N2  - Since what Christian doctrine denies can be as important 
       as what it affirms, it is important to understand 
       teachings about Jesus that the early church rejected. 
       Historians now acknowledge that proponents of alternative 
       teachings were not so much malicious malcontents as they 
       were misguided or even misunderstood. Here a recognized 
       expert in early Christian theology teaches orthodox 
       Christology by explaining the false starts (heresies), 
       making the history of theology relevant for today's 
       church. This engaging introduction to the christological 
       heresies is suitable for beginning students. In addition, 
       pastors and laypeople will find it useful for apologetic 
       purposes.

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