TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barton,John
TI  - Holy writings, sacred text: the canon in early Christianity 
SN  - 066425778X
AV  - BS465 .B36 1998
U1  - 220.12 21
PY  - 1998///]
CY  - Louisville, Ky.
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Canon
KW  - Evidences, authority, etc
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -