An edition of The Biblical Canon (2007)

The biblical canon

its origin, transmission, and authority

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Lee Martin McDonald
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An edition of The Biblical Canon (2007)

The biblical canon

its origin, transmission, and authority

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This is the thoroughly updated and expanded third edition of the successful The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon. It represents a fresh attempt to understand some of the many perplexing questions related to the origins and canonicity of the Bible. - Publisher.

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Baker Academic
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English
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549

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The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, And Authority
January 2007, Hendrickson Publishers
Paperback in English - 3Rev Ed edition

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Table of Contents

pt. 1. Scripture and canon. Introduction
The notion and use of scripture
The notion and use of canon
pt. 2. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament canon. Origins of the Hebrew Bible
Early Jewish scriptures
Stabilization of the Hebrew Bible
Rabbinic tradition (90-550 C.E.)
The scriptures of Jesus and early Christianity
Excursus: The use of the Septuagint in the New Testament / R. Timothy McLay
pt. 3. New Testament canon. From story to scripture : emergence of the New Testament writings as scripture
From scripture to canon : tracing the origins of the New Testament canon
Influence of "heretics"
Books, texts, and translations
Collections and citations of Christian scriptures
The criteria question
Final reflections
Appendix A. An outline of canon research : primary sources and questions
Appendix B. Lists and catalogues of Old Testament collections
Appendix C. Lists and catalogues of New Testament collections
Appendix D. New Testament citations of and allusions to apocryphal and pseudepigraphal writings
Appendix E. Brevard Childs's canonical approach.

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Revised edition of: Formation of the Christian biblical canon. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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xli, 549 pages
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549

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OL28411468M
OCLC/WorldCat
880622209

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