 |
| |
|
CANON REVISITED: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books
Michael Kruger
This study of the New Testament canon and its authority looks deeper than the traditional surveys of councils and creeds, mining the biblical text itself for direction in understanding what the original authors and audiences believed the canon to be. Canon Revisited distinguishes itself by placing a substantial focus on the theology of canon as the context within which the historical evidence is evaluated and assessed. In effect, this work successfully unites both the theology and the historical development of the canon, ultimately serving as a practical defense for the authority of the New Testament books.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: DETERMINING THE CANONICAL MODEL
1. The Church's Book: Canon as Community Determined
2. Tracing the Origins: Canon as Historically Determined
3. My Sheep Hear My Voice: Canon as Self-Authenticating
PART TWO: EXPLORING AND DEFENDING THE CANONICAL MODEL
4. The Divine Qualities of the Canon
5. The Apostolic Origins of the Canon
6. The Corporate Reception of the Canon: The Emergence of a Canonical Core
7. The Corporate Reception of the Canon: Manuscripts and Christian Book Production
8. The Corporate Reception of the Canon: Problem Books and Canonical Boundaries
CONCLUSION
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
ENDORSEMENTS
"This book fills a lacuna in evangelical scholarship. Rarely does academic specialization in canon studies converge with thorough commitment to biblical authority. In this work, close evaluation of the history of approaches to the canon is matched by a richly theological interpretation of what it means to call Scripture our canon. A Careful, accessible, and wise in his explorations, Michael Kruger has given us a gift that will keep on giving for generations to come." -Michael S. Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
“Of all the recent books and articles on the canon of Scripture, this is the one I recommend most. It deals with the critical literature thoroughly and effectively while presenting a cogent alternative grounded in the teaching of Scripture itself. Michael Kruger develops the historic Reformed model of Scripture as self-authenticating and integrates it with a balanced appreciation for the history of the canon and the role of the community in recognizing it. This is the definitive work on the subject for our time.” -John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary
"The Christian canon of Scripture is under fire now more than ever. Sadly, even as so much of this fire has been issuing from academic quarters, we are left with more smoke than light. Stepping into the gap with a fresh synthesis is Michael Kruger's Canon Revisited. Gracefully uniting theology and history, Kruger invokes the chief Reformed argument for canon and gives it fresh wings." -Nicholas Perrin, Franklin S. Dyrness Chair of Biblical Studies Associate Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College; author, Lost in Transmission? What We Can Know about the Words of Jesus
OUR NEW 5-PACK ON SCRIPTURE
*CANON REVISITED: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books by Kruger
*THE SEPTUAGINT: What It Is and Why It Matters by Gregor Lanier and William Ross
*OLD MADE NEW: A Guide to the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by Greg Lanier
*SCRIBES & SCRIPTURE: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John Meade & Peter Gurry
*THE EPIC STORY OF THE BIBLE: How to Read and Understand God's Word by Greg Gilbert
Format: Printed Caseside
Page Count: 368
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-0500-3
Size: 6.0 in x 9.0 in
CWN23 cwn723 5PSCR
EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO THE CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
 SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $32.00)
ORDER WITH OUR NEW FIVE-PACK ON SCRIPTURE (NEARLY 50% OFF)
SGCB Price: $58.00 (list price $110.00)
THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL FIVE TITLES
|
