Sökt på: Sökresultat
totalt 12 träffar
Canon Debate
What does it mean to speak of a "canon" of scripture? How, when, and where did the canon of the Hebrew Bible come into existence? Why does it have three divisions? What canon was …
Origin of the Bible: A Guide For the Perplexed
Just how did the Jewish and Christian Bibles come together? Why were some ancient texts excluded? Or included and later rejected? What were the criteria? This volume deals with a …
Sacra Scriptura
Many of the writings deemed 'apocryphal' and 'pseudepigraphical'were in circulation in the early centuries of Judaism and Christianity. Their influences and impacts on the …
Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 1
Lee Martin McDonald provides a magisterial overview of the development of the biblical canon --- the emergence of the list of individual texts that constitutes the Christian bible. …
Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 2
Lee Martin McDonald provides a magisterial overview of the development of the biblical canon --- the emergence of the list of individual texts that constitutes the Christian bible. …
"e;Non-canonical"e; Religious Texts in Early Judaism and Early Christianity
This volume draws attention to ancient religious texts, especially the so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in Early Judaism and Early …
World of the New Testament
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished …
Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures examines the writings included in and excluded from the Jewish and Christian canons of Scripture and explores the social settings in which …
Before There Was a Bible
How did authority function before the bible as we know it emerged? Lee Martin McDonald examines the authorities that existed from the Church's beginning: the appeal to the texts …
Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Over the past four decades, many scholars have focused on the expanding collection of alleged "e;extra-canonical"e; documents that were deemed inspired by God in numerous …
Story of Jesus in History and Faith
Many books are available on the historical Jesus, but few address issues that are critically central to Christian faith--namely, Jesus as resurrected Lord, Christ, and Son of God. …
Biblical Canon
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 …