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Book about the canon process of the holy bible - 11/20/2008 9:50:31 AM
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dt29
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I am looking for a comprehensize, yet easy to read book that details the canon process and the events that led up to and surrounded it.
Also explaining what was included and excluded, and commentary on these things as well.
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RE: Book about the canon process of the holy bible - 11/23/2008 1:03:24 AM
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ManimalX
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You have a lot of choices!
For a good resource that also references lots of other resources on the subject, check out Josh McDowell's The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict
F.F. Bruce has done extensive work on the canon of Scripture, and has a book with that title, The Canon of Scripture
Lee Strobel addresses the issue with some great Bible scholars and historians in The Case for the Real Jesus. I would actually recommend every Christian read and be familiar with this book, as it addresses some of the modern major attacks on the foundations of our faith: the Bible's trustworthiness and the very person and nature of Christ.
I recently wrote a final paper for a New Testament studies class on the reliability of the Bible (specifically the NT). Here were the books I used for my research that address the issue you bring up:
Bainton, R. (1964). The horizon history of Christianity. New York: American Heritage
Dockery, D., Matthews, K., Sloan, R. (1996) Foundations for biblical interpretation. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers
Geisler, N. (2002). Systematic theology, volume one. Bloomington, MN: Bethany House Publishers
Geisler, N. & Nix, W. (1986). A general introduction to the bible. Chicago: Moody Press
Gundry, R. (2003). A survey of the new testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan
McDowell, J. (1999). The new evidence that demands a verdict. Nashville: Thomas Nelson
Montgomery, J. (1971). History and christianity. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press
Rhodes, R. (2008). Manuscript support for the bible's reliability. Retrieved October 10, 2008 from http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Manuscript.html Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries, Ranch Santa Margarita, CA.
Sanders, C. (1952). Introduction of research in english literary history. New York: Macmillan Co.
Sproul, R.C. (1977). Knowing scripture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press
Strobel, L. (2007). The case for the real Jesus: a journalist investigates current attacks on the identity of Christ. Grand Rapids: Zondervan
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RE: Book about the canon process of the holy bible - 12/2/2008 3:38:10 PM
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wshepherd
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I recommend The Origin of the Bible, edited by F. F. Bruce. It's a compilation of articles on the subject from a bunch of evangelical scholars. It's very readable, not too scholarly, yet quite comprehensive. You can find it on Amazon.
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