SUGGESTION: A bundle of books on canonicity
I've tried to come up with a list that takes into account the three major branches of the Church - Western, Byzantine and Church of the East. I've also tried to take into account the degree to which canon was a moving target in the West. I also recognized that English had to be the language of the majority of the books. I have not included some personal favorites. I have concentrated on the Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures which is where the majority of differences occur.
- Die Einheit Der Schrift Und Die Vielfalt Des Kanons / The Unity of Scripture and the Diversity of the Canon by John Barton (Editor), Michael Wolter (Editor)
- A Scholastical History of the Canon of the Holy Scripture: Or the Certain and Indubitate Books Thereof, as They Are Received in the Church of England (1672) by John Cosin (Editor)
- One Scripture or Many?: Canon from Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Perspectives by Christine Helmer (Editor), Christof Landmesser (Editor)
- The Authority of the Bible: Theories of Inspiration, Revelation, and the Canon of Scripture by Robert Karl Gnuse
- History of the Canon of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Church by Eduard Reuss
- The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon by Martin Hengel, Mark E Biddle (Translator), Robert Hanhart (Introduction by)
- On the Canon of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, and on the Apocrypha: Eleven Discourses (1848) by Christopher Wordsworth
- Le Livre Des Canons Armeniens (kanonagirk' Hayoc') De Yovhannes Awinec'i. Eglise, Droit Et Societe En Armenie Du... (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium) ... Christianorum Orientalium 606, Subsidia 116) by A Mardirossian
- Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) by Emanuel Tov (Editor), Craig Evans (Editor)
- The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith A. Mathison
- The
Bible, the Church, and Authority: The Canon of the Christian Bible in
History and Theology (Michael Glazier Books) by
Joseph
T. Lienhard - The
Censor, the Editor, and the Text: The Catholic Church and the Shaping
of the Jewish Canon in the Sixteenth Century (Jewish Culture and
Contexts) by Amnon
Raz-Krakotzkin and Jackie Feldman - The
Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
by Bruce
M. Metzger - a number of Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Presbyterian church documents
- a number of early documents listing canons
Please add additional resources to round it out theologically and historically.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thank you Martha. After a presentation on canonicity at BibleTech last month, I have a personal interest in looking into this subject in depth.
User Interface Designer - Logos Bible Software
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Darren Paul Wright said:
Thank you Martha. After a presentation on canonicity at BibleTech last month, I have a personal interest in looking into this subject in depth.
You're welcome. It is a fascinating topic that only becomes more interesting as you delve into the nooks and crannies outside the West.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Great list. Some of those are already in Logos format. Some others which I already have which should be included in such a bundle are:
- The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce
- The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text & Canon by Arthur G. Patzia
- The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and its Background in Early Judaism by Roger Beckwith
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Please add Robert Laird Harris' Inspiration and Canonicity of the Bible: A Historical and Exegetical Study. Also Philip Comforts The Origin of the Bible
Jacob Hantla
Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
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Even though they are written in German, I would like to suggest two books published by Neukirchener Verlag :
- I.Baldermann et al., Zum Problem des biblischen Kanons [Jahrbuch für Biblische Theologie 3] Neukirchen-Vluyn 1988 (contains articles written by J.Maier, M.Saebø
, G.Stemberger and others).- J.Frey & M.Becker (ed.), Qumran und der biblische Kanon [Biblisch-Theologische Studien 92] Neukirchen-Vluyn 2009.
And one other title (because of its classic reformed point of view and because it's not in German [:)] ):
William Cunningham's essay on canonicity in his Theological Lectures (1878).
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Now this is starting to look good. I think L4 will be able to translate the German resources for us english users.
Marcus
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i like the bundle idea
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Here is what I am e-mailing to the official Logos suggestions box:
This is a proposed collection on canon with input from several individuals. I believe it is representative of the material we would like available if copyright holders permit. If you check the forum thread that produced this list (http://community.logos.com/forums/p/15220/122632.aspx#122632) you will see that a broad spectrum of users are represented (broad not sizable).
* Die Einheit Der Schrift Und Die Vielfalt Des Kanons / The Unity of Scripture and the Diversity of the Canon by John Barton (Editor), Michael Wolter (Editor)
* A Scholastical History of the Canon of the Holy Scripture: Or the Certain and Indubitate Books Thereof, as They Are Received in the Church of England (1672) by John Cosin (Editor)
* One Scripture or Many?: Canon from Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Perspectives by Christine Helmer (Editor), Christof Landmesser (Editor)
* The Authority of the Bible: Theories of Inspiration, Revelation, and the Canon of Scripture by Robert Karl Gnuse
* History of the Canon of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Church by Eduard Reuss
* The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon by Martin Hengel, Mark E Biddle (Translator), Robert Hanhart (Introduction by)
* On the Canon of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, and on the Apocrypha: Eleven Discourses (1848) by Christopher Wordsworth
* Le Livre Des Canons Armeniens (kanonagirk' Hayoc') De Yovhannes Awinec'i. Eglise, Droit Et Societe En Armenie Du... (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium) ... Christianorum Orientalium 606, Subsidia 116) by A Mardirossian
* Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) by Emanuel Tov (Editor), Craig Evans (Editor)
* The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith A. Mathison
* The Bible, the Church, and Authority: The Canon of the Christian Bible in History and Theology (Michael Glazier Books) by Joseph T. Lienhard
* The Censor, the Editor, and the Text: The Catholic Church and the Shaping of the Jewish Canon in the Sixteenth Century (Jewish Culture and Contexts) by Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin and Jackie Feldman
* The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance by Bruce M. Metzger
* a number of Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Presbyterian church documents
* a number of early documents listing canons
* The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce
* The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text & Canon by Arthur G. Patzia
* The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and its Background in Early Judaism by Roger Beckwith
* Robert Laird Harris' Inspiration and Canonicity of the Bible: A Historical and Exegetical Study.
* Philip Comforts The Origin of the Bible
* I.Baldermann et al., Zum Problem des biblischen Kanons [Jahrbuch für Biblische Theologie 3] Neukirchen-Vluyn 1988
* J.Frey & M.Becker (ed.), Qumran und der biblische Kanon [Biblisch-Theologische Studien 92] Neukirchen-Vluyn 2009
* William Cunningham's essay on canonicity in his Theological Lectures (1878)
* The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority by Lee Martin McDonald===================================================================================================
If anyone reading this list feels that significant traditions, theological stances, or historically important works are omitted from this list, I will consider adding an appropriate amendment to the list.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I think these two are the standards:
* The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority by Lee Martin McDonald
* The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and its Background in Early Judaism by Roger Beckwith
As suggestions to add to the list of MJ Smith:
* McDonald, The Canon Debate
* Becker, Kanon in Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion: Kanonisierungsprozesse religiöser Texte von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart - Ein Handbuch (Contains articles both in German and English)
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Simon said:
I think these two are the standards:
* The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority by Lee Martin McDonald
* The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and its Background in Early Judaism by Roger Beckwith
As suggestions to add to the list of MJ Smith:
* McDonald, The Canon Debate
* Becker, Kanon in Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion: Kanonisierungsprozesse religiöser Texte von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart - Ein Handbuch (Contains articles both in German and English)
https://www.logos.com/product/3188/the-old-testament-canon-of-the-new-testament-church
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Although I already have some of the works, I think a bundle is a great idea. [Might be an easier sell to have only English language titles.]
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