Lee Martin McDonald provides a magisterial overview of the
development of the biblical canon --- the emergence of the list of
individual texts that constitutes the Christian bible. In these two
volumes -- in sum more than double the length of his previous works
-- McDonald presents his most in-depth overview to date. McDonald
shows students and researchers how the list of texts that
constitute 'the bible' was once far more fluid than it is today and
guides readers through the minefield of different texts, different
versions, and the different lists of texts considered 'canonical'
that abounded in antiquity. Questions of the origin and
transmission of texts are introduced as well as consideration of
innovations in the presentation of texts, collections of documents,
archaeological finds and Church councils. In this first volume
McDonald reexamines issues of canon formation once considered
settled, and sets the range of texts that make up the Hebrew Bible
(or Old Testament) in their broader context. Each indidvidual text
is discussed, as are the cultural, political and historical
situations surrounding them. The second volume considers the New
Testament, and the range of so-called 'apocryphal' gospels that
were written in early centuries, and used by many Christian groups
before the canon was closed. Also included are comprehensive
appendices which show various canon lists for both Old and New
Testaments and for the bible as a whole.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2021 |
| Authors: |
Lee Martin McDonald
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 169mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
584 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-66876-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-66876-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780567668769 |
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