Q. In reading through and editing all these essays, did the idea emerge of something called ‘mainstream’ or ‘orthodox’ Christianity as opposed to the heterodoxy of the many diverse variants—Gnostic and otherwise?   A. David Wilhite addresses this question directly in his opening essay, and there are others that deal with particular aspects of the issue along the way — such as the essays on Marcionism and gnosticising forms of Christianity. In my view, the so-called “Christianities” of the pre-Constantinian... Read more

Q. How long was this project in gestation? Having done this sort of editing for Cambridge commentaries I know that the more essays involved, the harder it becomes to get all the essay writers to meet the deadlines.   A. We started moving forward with real intent in the Spring of 2017 — when we reached out to a number of scholars, giving them the vision for the volume and proposing that they join the project by writing a specific... Read more

What follows in this and the next few blog posts is a dialogue with Bruce Longenecker about this important volume– Q. What actually prompted the production of this volume, which I assume had to go through the usual process of approval by the Cambridge Syndics—right?   A. In March 2016, Beatrice Rehl (Publishing Director in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge University Press) approached me to see if I would be interested in putting a volume of this kind... Read more

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