The formation and significance of the Christian biblical canon: a study in text, ritual and interpretation

This book offers a fresh cross-disciplinary approach to the current discussion on the Christian canon formation process. By carefully integrating historical, hermeneutical and theological aspects to account for the emergence of the canon, it seeks to offer a more comprehensive picture of the canon d...

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Subtitles:The Scriptures and the Lord
Main Author: Bokedal, Tomas 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Bokedal, Tomas, 1966-, The formation and significance of the Christian biblical canon : a study in text, ritual and interpretation] (2020) (Forness, Philip Michael)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible / Canon
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Revelation
B Tradition
B Word of God
B Text history
B Electronic books
B Hermeneutics
B Thesis
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This book offers a fresh cross-disciplinary approach to the current discussion on the Christian canon formation process. By carefully integrating historical, hermeneutical and theological aspects to account for the emergence of the canon, it seeks to offer a more comprehensive picture of the canon development than has previously been achieved. The formation and continuous usage of the Christian biblical canon is here viewed as an act of literary preservation and actualization of the church's apostolic normative tradition - 'the Scriptures and the Lord' - addressing, first of all, the church, b
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Physical Description:Online-Ressource (438 p)
ISBN:978-0-567-37890-3