How the Bible Came to Be: Exploring the Narrative and MessageA detailed study of the form and message of the Bible as a whole, along with carefully documented information on how, when, and why its diverse components were assembled. |
Contents
The Canon History of the Tanak | |
Scriptures of the First Stage | |
Scriptures of the Second Stage | |
The Tanak | |
The Resultant Form and Focus of the Churchs Canoncodex | |
First Steps toward Understanding the Bible as a Theological Unity | |
Discerning the Bibles Encompassing Canonical Narrative | |
Factoring in NonChristian Jews and Gentiles | |
Supplements | |
Important Documents Relating to the Canonization of the Bible | |
Debatable Issues in Canon History | |
Summary Overview | |
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