Canon revisited : establishing the origins and authority of the New Testament books

Description

This study of the New Testament canon and its authority looks deeper than the traditional surveys of councils and creeds, mining the biblical text itself for direction in understanding what the original authors and audiences believed the canon to be. Canon Revisited distinguishes itself by placing a substantial focus on the theology of canon as the context within which the historical evidence is evaluated and assessed. In effect, this work successfully unites both the theology and the historical development of the canon, ultimately serving as a practical defense for the authority of the New Testament books. Formats : EPUB,MOBI Content: The church's book: canon as community-determined -- Tracing the origins: canon as historically-determined -- My sheep hear my voice: canon as self-authenticating -- The divine qualities of the canon -- The apostolic origins of the canon -- The corporate reception of the canon: the emergence of a canonical core -- The corporate reception of the canon: manuscripts and Christian book production -- The corporate reception of the canon: problem books and canonical boundaries.