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Origin of the bible : a guide for the perplexed / Lee Martin McDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McDonald, Lee Martin, 1942-
- Series:
- Guides for the perplexed
- T & T Clark guides for the perplexed.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Canon.
- Bible.
- Canon.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 257 pages ; cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : T & T Clark International ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Summary:
- The development of the biblical canons of both Judaism and Christianity was a complex selection process. McDonald (emeritus, New Testament studies, Acadia Divinity School, Nova Scotia, Canada) explains how writings that clarified each religion's faith and mission (e.g., the Jewish Mishnah, Christian Gospels) were incorporated into the Hebrew Bible, Christian Old and New Testaments, or marginalized and ultimately excluded. He stresses that noncanonical writings can be appreciated without having to expand the canon. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction and preliminary observations
- An overview of the story
- The emergence of an Old Testament Canon
- The completion of the Old Testament Canon
- The emergence of Christian scriptures
- The influence of heresy and orthodoxy and Canon formation
- Fixing the New Testament Canon
- Final comment.
- ISBN:
- 0567139328
- 9780567139320
- 0567178021
- 9780567178022
- OCLC:
- 610157572
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