Barton, John,  1948- <br/><br/>
Holy writings, sacred text :  the canon in early Christianity / 
John Barton. 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - Louisville, Ky. :  Westminster John Knox Press,  [1998] 
 - xiii, 210 pages ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: The spirit and the letter. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1997. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The origins of the canon : an imaginary problem? -- Marcion revisited -- Two testaments, one Bible -- 'Writings of holiness' -- Canon and meaning. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>066425778X 9780664257781 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97041413 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Canon.<br/>Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS465  / .B36 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.12  / BAR