Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets, The (Paperback)


Just below the surface of any Christian view of the Bible is the knotty issue of the biblical canon. How and when was it decided which books would make up the Bible? What makes a book canonical? In this volume, respected Old Testament scholar Christopher Seitz helps readers understand how the Old Testament fits into the canon's development. Brief and readable yet substantive, this volume challenges current understandings of the formation of the Christian canon, utilizing the latest research on the biblical prophets. Seitz reveals canonical connections woven into the fabric of the Prophetic Books and argues that the Law and the Prophets cohere and give shape to the subsequent Christian canon.

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Just below the surface of any Christian view of the Bible is the knotty issue of the biblical canon. How and when was it decided which books would make up the Bible? What makes a book canonical? In this volume, respected Old Testament scholar Christopher Seitz helps readers understand how the Old Testament fits into the canon's development. Brief and readable yet substantive, this volume challenges current understandings of the formation of the Christian canon, utilizing the latest research on the biblical prophets. Seitz reveals canonical connections woven into the fabric of the Prophetic Books and argues that the Law and the Prophets cohere and give shape to the subsequent Christian canon.

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Product Details

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Imprint

Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 2009

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

October 2009

Authors

Dimensions

140 x 216 x 10mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

144

ISBN-13

978-0-8010-3883-9

Barcode

9780801038839

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LSN

0-8010-3883-9



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