{"product_id":"loa-epistle-to-the-alexandrians","title":"Epistle to the Alexandrians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can a letter whose words are lost reveal about the making of the New Testament?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Epistle to the Alexandrians survives only as a name in the Muratorian fragment, an early Christian list of books. No copy of the letter is known. This exploration begins with that single witness and asks what it tells us about a text that circulates under the name of the apostle Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the dispute stands Marcion of Sinope, whose beliefs draw a sharp divide between the God of the Old Testament and the Father revealed by Jesus. The account explores his place in debates over Paul, considers scholars' cautious guesses about the missing letter, and follows the arguments over which books churches should trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne surviving witness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine what the damaged Muratorian fragment says, and where its evidence stops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaul's disputed authority\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore why a letter bearing Paul's name matters in struggles over Christian teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarcion's dividing line\u003c\/strong\u003e – Understand the distinction Marcion draws between the Old Testament God and Jesus' Father.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions without a text\u003c\/strong\u003e – Weigh scholarly suggestions, including a possible connection with the Letter to the Hebrews.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA canon taking shape\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow churches debating which books belong in worship, rather than accepting one settled list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about early Christian judgments of trust and debates around Paul's letters, rather than those seeking the lost letter itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore what one surviving mention can—and cannot—tell us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111235031388,"sku":"LOA-199-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111235064156,"sku":"LOA-199-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113800864092,"sku":"LOA-199-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/199.jpg?v=1781945121","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/loa-epistle-to-the-alexandrians","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}