The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate 9780830864973, 9780830840311

Table of contents :
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction

1. The Definition of Canon: Must We Make a Sharp Distinction Between the Definitions of Canon and Scripture?

2. The Origins of Canon: Was There Really Nothing in Early Christianity That May Have Led to a Canon?

3. The Writing of Canon: Were Early Christians Averse to Written Documents?

4. The Authors of Canon: Were the New Testament Authors Unaware of Their Own Authority?

5. The Date of Canon: Were the New Testament Books First Regarded as Scripture at the End of the Second Century?

Conclusion
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index

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