A High View of Scripture? : The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon

Craig D Allert

ISBN 10: 0801027780 / ISBN 13: 9780801027789

Published by Baker Publishing Group Jun 2007, 2007

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Neuware - Word Guild 2008 Writing Award (Biblical Studies)Where did the Bible come from Author Craig D. Allert encourages more evangelicals to ask that question. In A High View of Scripture Allert introduces his audience to the diverse history of the canon's development and what impact it has today on how we view Scripture. Allert affirms divine inspiration of the Bible and, in fact, urges the very people who proclaim the ultimate authority of the Bible to be informed about how it came to be. This book, the latest in the Evangelical Ressourcement series, will be valuable as a college or seminary text and for readers interested in issues of canon development and biblical authority.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A High View of Scripture? : The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group Jun 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801027780
• ISBN 13: 9780801027789
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 151H x 17D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 151 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 294 grams

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Synopsis

Word Guild 2008 Writing Award (Biblical Studies)

Where did the Bible come from? Author Craig D. Allert encourages more evangelicals to ask that question. In A High View of Scripture? Allert introduces his audience to the diverse history of the canon's development and what impact it has today on how we view Scripture. Allert affirms divine inspiration of the Bible and, in fact, urges the very people who proclaim the ultimate authority of the Bible to be informed about how it came to be.

This book, the latest in the Evangelical Ressourcement series, will be valuable as a college or seminary text and for readers interested in issues of canon development and biblical authority.

About the Author

Craig D. Allert (PhD, University of Nottingham) is associate professor and chair of religious studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. He has published journal articles in the area of New Testament canon studies and bibliology and is the author of Revelation, Truth, Canon, and Interpretation.