{"product_id":"the-formation-of-the-biblical-canon-volume-1-the-old-testament-its-authority-and-canonicity-paperback","title":"The Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 1: The Old Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Martin McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included are comprehensive appendices which show various canon lists for both Old and New Testaments and for the bible as a whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Martin McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of New Testament studies and president of Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia, Canada. His many publications on canon and canonicity include \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Bible \u003c\/i\u003e(T\u0026amp;T Clark, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650995011805,"sku":"9780567717207","price":98.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/AzfAhwWmPZ9780567717207.webp?v=1773886405","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-formation-of-the-biblical-canon-volume-1-the-old-testament-its-authority-and-canonicity-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}