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New Testament Canon Its Making and Meaning

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ISBN-10: 1579109098

ISBN-13: 9781579109097

Edition: N/A

Authors: Harry Y. Gamble

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Description:

This careful evaluation of the problem of the New Testament canon engages historical, literary, and theological questions often not raised by the general reader. How did this collection of writings come into being? What assumptions and intentions contributed to its formation? Who or what determined its contents? On what basis did special authority come to be attached to these writings? How does the character of this collection bear upon its interpretation? In what ways does this collection claim or exercise religious authority? After grappling with these basic questions, Gamble concludes: The history of the canon indicates clearly enough that the contents of the New Testament were…    
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Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 3/12/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English