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

By: 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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