Formation of the Bible: the Story of the Church's Canon

Formation of the Bible: the Story of the Church's Canon
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Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781598568387
ISBN-13 : 1598568388
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Formation of the Bible: the Story of the Church's Canon by : Lee Martin McDonald

Well-known for his scholarly works on the formation of the biblical canon, Lee McDonald has written a carefully researched and reasoned explanation on the history of the formation of the Bible expressly for the interested pastor and curious layman. Combining a lifelong commitment to the Scriptures, both as a pastor and as a scholar, McDonald approaches his task with sensitivity to the importance of these sacred texts as well as with the thoughtful practice of a person steeped in the process by which these texts were brought together to form the Bible as the church knows it now. From the collection (and translations) of the Hebrew Scriptures through the collection of the New Testament Scriptures, and finally the process of settling on the final forms for these collections, McDonald leads his reader right up to the present moment.

A High View of Scripture? (Evangelical Ressourcement)

A High View of Scripture? (Evangelical Ressourcement)
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781441201591
ISBN-13 : 1441201599
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis A High View of Scripture? (Evangelical Ressourcement) by : Craig D. Allert

Where did the Bible come from? Author Craig D. Allert encourages more evangelicals to ask that question. In A High View of Scripture? Allert introduces his audience to the diverse history of the canon's development and what impact it has today on how we view Scripture. Allert affirms divine inspiration of the Bible and, in fact, urges the very people who proclaim the ultimate authority of the Bible to be informed about how it came to be. This book, the latest in the Evangelical Ressourcement series, will be valuable as a college or seminary text and for readers interested in issues of canon development and biblical authority.

The Canon of Scripture

The Canon of Scripture
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780830852123
ISBN-13 : 0830852123
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Canon of Scripture by : F. F. Bruce

How did the books of the Bible come to be recognized as Holy Scripture? After nearly nineteen centuries the canon of Scripture remains an issue of debate. Adept in both Old and New Testament studies, F. F. Bruce brings the wisdom of a lifetime of reflection and biblical interpretation to bear in addressing the criteria of canonicity, the canon within the canon, and canonical criticism.

The Making of the Bible

The Making of the Bible
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780674248380
ISBN-13 : 0674248384
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Making of the Bible by : Konrad Schmid

The authoritative new account of the BibleÕs origins, illuminating the 1,600-year tradition that shaped the Christian and Jewish holy books as millions know them today. The Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the tenth century BCE. In this revelatory account, a world-renowned scholar of Hebrew scripture joins a foremost authority on the New Testament to write a new biography of the Book of Books, reconstructing Jewish and Christian scriptural histories, as well as the underappreciated contest between them, from which the Bible arose. Recent scholarship has overturned popular assumptions about IsraelÕs past, suggesting, for instance, that the five books of the Torah were written not by Moses but during the reign of Josiah centuries later. The sources of the Gospels are also under scrutiny. Konrad Schmid and Jens Schršter reveal the long, transformative journeys of these and other texts en route to inclusion in the holy books. The New Testament, the authors show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. Rather the two evolved in parallel, in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. Indeed, Schmid and Schršter argue that Judaism may not have survived had it not been reshaped in competition with early Christianity. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, The Making of the Bible is the most comprehensive history yet told of the worldÕs best-known literature, revealing its buried lessons and secrets.

How Did We Get the Bible?

How Did We Get the Bible?
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Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9781634091626
ISBN-13 : 1634091620
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis How Did We Get the Bible? by : Tracy M. Sumner

Readers will gain even more appreciation for their Bible when they see how God directed its development, from the original authors through today’s translations. How Did We Get the Bible? provides an easy-to-read historical overview, covering the Holy Spirit’s inspiration of the writers, the preservation of the documents, the compilation of the canon, and the efforts to bring the Bible to people in their own language. This fascinating story, populated by intriguing characters, will encourage readers with God’s faithfulness—to His own Word, and to those of us who read it. It’s a fantastic, value-priced resource for individuals and ministries!

The Formulation of Scripture

The Formulation of Scripture
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Publisher : ISPCK
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 8184650795
ISBN-13 : 9788184650792
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Formulation of Scripture by : Naveen Rao

Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)

Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781585588145
ISBN-13 : 1585588148
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) by : Craig A. Evans

How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and cutting-edge collection will help you go deeper in your understanding of the biblical writings, how those writings became canonical Scripture, and why canon matters. Beginning with an explanation of the different versions of the Hebrew Bible, scholars in different areas of expertise explore the complexities and issues related to the Old and New Testament canons, why different Jewish and Christian communities have different collections, and the importance of canon to theology.

The Formation of the Christian Bible

The Formation of the Christian Bible
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Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000366413
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Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Formation of the Christian Bible by : Hans von Campenhausen

The Formation of the Jewish Canon

The Formation of the Jewish Canon
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780300164343
ISBN-13 : 0300164343
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Formation of the Jewish Canon by : Timothy H. Lim

DIVThe discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls provides unprecedented insight into the nature of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament before its fixation. Timothy Lim here presents a complete account of the formation of the canon in Ancient Judaism from the emergence of the Torah in the Persian period to the final acceptance of the list of twenty-two/twenty-four books in the Rabbinic period./divDIV /divDIVUsing the Hebrew Bible, the Scrolls, the Apocrypha, the Letter of Aristeas, the writings of Philo, Josephus, the New Testament, and Rabbinic literature as primary evidence he argues that throughout the post-exilic period up to around 100 CE there was not one official “canon” accepted by all Jews; rather, there existed a plurality of collections of scriptures that were authoritative for different communities. Examining the literary sources and historical circumstances that led to the emergence of authoritative scriptures in ancient Judaism, Lim proposes a theory of the majority canon that posits that the Pharisaic canon became the canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the centuries after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple./div

Shaped by the Word

Shaped by the Word
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0835809366
ISBN-13 : 9780835809368
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Shaped by the Word by : M. Robert Mulholland, Jr.

This book explores the role that scripture plays in spiritual formation. Mulholland examines obstacles often encountered in spiritual reading and introduces a new approach to reading that will enliven the scriptures. He also compares informational reading (reading to be informed) with formational reading (reading to be spiritually formed). Readers are released to God's initiative, allowing the scripture to form a spiritual life inside themselves.