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What does it mean to speak of a "canon" of scripture? How, when, and where did the canon of the Hebrew Bible come into existence? Why does it have three divisions? What canon was in use among the Jews of the Hellenistic diaspora? At Qumran? In Roman Palestine? Among the rabbis? What Bible did Jesus and his disciples know and use? How was the New Testament canon formed and closed? What role was played by Marcion? By gnostics? By the church fathers? What did the early church make of the apocrypha and pseudepigrapha? By what criteria have questions of canonicity been decided? Are these past decisions still meaningful faith communities today? Are they open to revision?

These and other debated questions are addressed by an international roster of outstanding experts on early Judaism and early Christianity, writing from diverse affiliations and perspectives, who present the history of discussion and offer their own assessments of the current status.

Contributors
William Adler, Peter Balla, John Barton, Joseph Blenkinsopp, Franois Bovon, Kent D. Clarke, Philip R. Davies, James D. G. Dunn, Eldon Jay Epp, Craig A. Evans, William R. Farmer, Everett Ferguson, Robert W. Funk, Harry Y. Gamble, Geoffrey M. Hahneman, Daniel J. Harrington, Everett R. Kalin, Robert A. Kraft, Jack P. Lewis, Jack N. Lightstone, Steve Mason, Lee M. McDonald, Pheme Perkins, James A. Sanders, Daryl D. Schmidt, Albert C. Sundberg Jr., Emanuel Tov, Julio Trebolle-Barrera, Eugene Ulrich, James C. VanderKam, Robert W. Wall.

From the rear cover

"This collection of essays is without doubt the most comprehensive treatment ever published of canon formation in Judaism and Christianity. The most strikingly innovative aspect of the volume is the inclusion of both Testaments. Each is illuminated by juxtaposition with the other. The treatment of each Testament is exceptionally thorough. The subject is approached not only through study of the material that was included but also through that which was excluded--the Jewish and Christian Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. This exemplary historical overview should be a prerequisite for all future discussion of the canon in biblical theology."
--John J. Collins, Yale University

"This volume comprises chapters written by more than thirty scholars who discuss a wide variety of historical and methodological topics bearing on the development of the canon of both Testaments. Encyclopedic in scope, the book will long remain indispensable in assessing the evidence as well as many hypotheses past and present on the origin and formation of the Bible."
--Bruce M. Metzger, Princeton Theological Seminary

Contributors
William Adler
Peter Balla
John Barton
Joseph Blenkinsopp
Fran�ois Bovon
Kent D. Clarke
Philip R. Davies
James D. G. Dunn
Eldon Jay Epp
Craig A. Evans
William R. Farmer
Everett Ferguson
Robert W. Funk
Harry Y. Gamble
Geoffrey M. Hahneman
Daniel J. Harrington
Everett R. Kalin
Robert A. Kraft
Jack P. Lewis
Jack N. Lightstone
Steve Mason
Lee Martin McDonald
Pheme Perkins
James A. Sanders
Daryl D. Schmidt
Albert C. Sundberg Jr.
Emanuel Tov
Julio Trebolle Barrera
Eugene Ulrich
James C. VanderKam
Robert W. Wall

Details

Title The Canon Debate
Author Lee Martin McDonald (Editor); James a. Sanders (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Pages 672
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Baker Academic
ISBN 9781540962294 / 1540962296
Weight 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
Dimensions 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.7 in (23.37 x 16.51 x 4.32 cm)
Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
Dewey Decimal Code 220.12

About the author

Lee Martin McDonald was professor of New Testament studies and president of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada (now retired). He is also the author of The Biblical Canon and coauthor of Early Christianity and Its Sacred Literature. James A. Sanders is professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology.