Holy writings, sacred text : the canon in early Christianity / John Barton.

By:

Barton, John, 1948-

Material type:

TextPublication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [1998]Edition: 1st American edDescription: xiii, 210 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

066425778X
9780664257781

Uniform titles:

Spirit and the letter

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

220.12 21 BAR

LOC classification:

BS465 .B36 1998

Contents:

The origins of the canon : an imaginary problem? -- Marcion revisited -- Two testaments, one Bible -- 'Writings of holiness' -- Canon and meaning.

Review: "In this book John Barton examines the complex relationship between the canonical texts of the Old and New Testaments. He pays particular attention to historical questions - How did the biblical canon develop? How did the church come to accept as authoritative a New Testament containing no more and no less than 27 books? Why did the church place alongside these books the Hebrew Scriptures?"--Jacket.

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Originally published: The spirit and the letter. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and indexes.

The origins of the canon : an imaginary problem? -- Marcion revisited -- Two testaments, one Bible -- 'Writings of holiness' -- Canon and meaning.

"In this book John Barton examines the complex relationship between the canonical texts of the Old and New Testaments. He pays particular attention to historical questions - How did the biblical canon develop? How did the church come to accept as authoritative a New Testament containing no more and no less than 27 books? Why did the church place alongside these books the Hebrew Scriptures?"--Jacket.

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