Who Chose the Gospels

Introduction: Drowning in a Sea of Gospels 1. The Proof is in the Papyri: Gospel Bestsellers from Egyptian Garbage Dumps 2. Silencing the Bishop, Part I: The Lonely Irenaeus 3. Silencing the Bishop, Part II: The Ugly Irenaeus 4. Irenaeus' 'Co-conspirators': Clement, Serapion, and a Canon-list-maker 5. 'Packaging' the Gospels: of Harmonies, Synopses, and Codices 6. Preaching and Teaching the Gospels: Justin Martyr and the Apostles' Memoirs 7. Justin's 'Co-conspirators': The Gospels as Public Documents 8. Some 'Proto-conspirators': Two Forgers and an Apologist 9. Some 'Co-proto-conspirators': The Apostolic Fathers 10. The Search for an 'Arch-conspirator': A Bishop, an Elder, and an Elderly Apostle 11. Who Chose the Gospels? Appendix: Dates of the earliest manuscripts of the canonical Gospels Glossary Index

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