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003			OCoLC
005			20241126110709.0
008			970911r19981997kyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a97041413
020			_a066425778X _q(pbk. ; _qalk. paper)
020			_a9780664257781 _q(pbk. ; _qalk. paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)37695704 _z(OCoLC)1244478064
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dBAKER _dNLGGC _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dOCLCG _dPRK _dVLB _dBDX _dOCLCO _dOCLCQ _dOCLCF _dOCLCO
050	0	0	_aBS465 _b.B36 1998
082	0	0	_a220.12 _221 _bBAR
100	1		_aBarton, John, _d1948- _915812
240	1	0	_aSpirit and the letter
245	1	0	_aHoly writings, sacred text : _bthe canon in early Christianity / _cJohn Barton.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aLouisville, Ky. : _bWestminster John Knox Press, _c[1998]
300			_axiii, 210 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aOriginally published: The spirit and the letter. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1997.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and indexes.
505	0		_aThe origins of the canon : an imaginary problem? -- Marcion revisited -- Two testaments, one Bible -- 'Writings of holiness' -- Canon and meaning.
520	1		_a"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.
630	0	0	_aBible _xCanon. _92000
630	0	0	_aBible _xEvidences, authority, etc. _9351
942			_2ddc _cBK _02