Which books do you recommend on New Testament Canon? Appreciated!
I know of none that is truly universal in the sense of covering equally the three "branches" of Christianity at the time the canon developed and documenting the canon as it was actually used after it "closed". In Logos depending on your level of interest I would recommend:
Hahneman, Geoffrey Mark. The Muratorian Fragment and the Development of the Canon. Oxford Theological Monographs. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992.
Theissen, Gerd. The New Testament: A Literary History. Translated by Linda M. Maloney. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012.
Patzia, Arthur G. The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text & Canon. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Bruce, F. F. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988.
McDonald, Lee Martin. The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. Grand Rapids, MI: Hendrickson Publishers, 2011.
Bruce M. Metzger. The Canon of the New Testament (Its Origin, Development, and Significance). Clarendon Press - Oxford 1997.
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i've also read one MJ mentioned above by F.F. Bruce.
for a layman's perspective
James B. Williams. From the Mind of God to the Mind of Man (A Layman's Guide to how we got our Bible). Ambassador-Emerald International. 1999
I just found this:
logosres:interactive:canon-comparison;pos=index.html$23!$2Fcompare
Very interesting and might be of some help to you.
If you're really cashed up, and want to explore the issue from a contrarian perspective, this one that's just appeared in Logos format is worth a look:
https://www.logos.com/product/33201/the-muratorian-fragment-and-the-development-of-the-canon
I just found this: logosres:interactive:canon-comparison;pos=index.html$23!$2Fcompare Very interesting and might be of some help to you.
It will be even more useful after the next update of it[;)]
Well, now you got my attention. I think it's pretty cool now I can't wait to see what they add.
It will be even more useful after the next update of it
Do you have any inside information on what they are planning to add to this feature?
I found this:
https://www.logos.com/product/7053/the-canon-of-the-new-testament-how-and-when-formed
Anything Michael Kruger writes, particularly The Question of Canon and Canon Revisited. Unfortunately, they are not yet in Logos.
http://www.rts.edu/seminary/faculty/bio.aspx?id=430
Some additional canons will be added and some editing ... all those things that require time we didn't have (primarily family obligations). I've started working on a PB to document the data. The documentation of the source of the data is not ready for public review but if you'd like to see my front material and help me refine it 7144.ShareNotes.docx
Just remember this is a personal book and I am not a Faithlife employee.
I greatly appreciate you. All suggestions are valuable for my studies. I need more books on the current liberal debates.
Some additional canons will be added and some editing ... all those things that require time we didn't have (primarily family obligations). I've started working on a PB to document the data. The documentation of the source of the data is not ready for public review but if you'd like to see my front material and help me refine it 7144.ShareNotes.docx Just remember this is a personal book and I am not a Faithlife employee.
Thank you MJ. it's helpful! Do you have any canon debates between Catholic and Orthodox churches?
Which books do you recommend on New Testament Canon? Appreciated! Anything Michael Kruger writes, particularly The Question of Canon and Canon Revisited. Unfortunately, they are not yet in Logos. http://www.rts.edu/seminary/faculty/bio.aspx?id=430
Thanks Doc [Y]
God Bless you always my Brother in Christ!
James
Do you have any canon debates between Catholic and Orthodox churches?
No, to the best of my knowledge it's never been a divisive issue between them. With the exception of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church, an Eastern rite Catholic church tends to use the canon of their Orthodox counterpart. Remember that it was primarily Calvinism that forced the Catholics and Orthodox to define their canon a bit more tightly.
I'm Referring to Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which has 81 books in it's Bible.
I know a Ethiopian Jesuit who is a priest of the uniate rite. I'll ask him.
[Y]
Thanks ! I know you are theologically conservative catholic leaning to the East. I'm Interested to know more about it. And hope I'll have a chance to learn some from your knowledge and experience.Thank you again.
"Who Chose the Gospels" by C. E. Hill is outstanding, though unfortunately not in Logos yet.
-Donnie
Ditto. Love Kruger.
