Forgotten Scriptures The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings

Name: Forgotten Scriptures The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings
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ISBN: 9780664233570

ISBN-10: 0664233570

ISBN-13: 9780664233570

Edition: 2009

Authors: Lee Martin McDonald

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We know that the early Christian church had a variety of Scriptures and other source material that informed their faith and shaped their thinking. We also know that after a few centuries the church decided to keep the twenty-seven books of our present New Testament and to treat them as canonical in faith and practice. But the other books did not simply disappear. In fact, many of them remain valuable for understanding the diversity of the early Christian church and the astounding claims of faith on which the church was founded. Learning about these ancient documents need not threaten the church's current orthodoxy and authority; in fact, learning about these texts can help today's…

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 7/20/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Lee Martin McDonald (PhD, University of Edinburgh), before his retirement, was professor of New Testament studies and president of Acadia Divinity College. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including "The Biblical Canon", and coeditor of "The Canon Debate" (with James Sanders), and "The World of the New Testament "(with Joel Green). He lives in Mesa, Arizona.



Preface


Abbreviations



Challenges and Direction



Introduction



The Problem of Adequate Language



The First Testament Scriptures



The Lost Scriptures of Early Judaism



The Ancient Manuscripts: What They Tell Us



Ancient Translations of the Jewish Scriptures



The Text and Stabilization of the Jewish Scriptures



The Scriptures of Jesus and the Early Church



The Second Testament Scriptures



Ancient Christian Manuscripts and Their Contents



Texts and Translations of Scripture



Conclusion



Postscript: The Search for a Perfect Bible


Notes


Bibliography


Ancient Sources Index


Author/Name Index


Subject Index