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Author Zaman, Luc

Title Bible and canon : a modern historical inquiry / by Luc Zaman
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 714 pages)
Series Studia Semitica Neerlandica, 0081-6914 ; v. 50
Studia Semitica Neerlandica ; 50.
Contents The historical investigation into the biblical canon : present state and task -- The history of the formation of the biblical canon
Summary Several decades ago canonical criticism came to dominate the study of the canon and even indeed all of biblical studies by its emphasis on the biblical canon's dogmatic content. An investigation of this canonical criticism brings its weak points to light: most notably the insufficient attention that is given to the canon's historical development. This new historical study begins with the earliest stages of the process of forming the canon rather than its final stages as most studies do. It shows how the canon, in essence, was already formed in the early stages of its historical development. It
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-688) and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible -- Canon. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013589
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Subject BIBLES -- General.
RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General.
RELIGION -- Biblical Reference.
Kanon
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ISBN 9789047433545
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