Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- 17 The Canon of the New Testament
- 18 Historical-Critical Methods
- 19 Literary Approaches
- 20 Social Sciences, Social History, and Ideology
- 21 The New Testament and Theology
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
17 - The Canon of the New Testament
from Part III - Methods and Modes of Interpretation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- 17 The Canon of the New Testament
- 18 Historical-Critical Methods
- 19 Literary Approaches
- 20 Social Sciences, Social History, and Ideology
- 21 The New Testament and Theology
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on the formation of the Christian canon, including the methodological challenges facing historians in reconstructing this history.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 333 - 347Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021