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Description edit
Winner of two 1990 Christianity Today Awards: Readers' Choice (1st place; theology & doctrine) and Critics' Choice (1st place; theology & doctrine). A 1989 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner! How did the books of the Bible come to be recognized as Holy Scripture? Who decided... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John: Add a description of this character.
- Pauline
- Peter
- Marcion
- James
- Mark
- Jerome
- Irenaeus
- Daniel
- Matthew
- Jeremiah
- Luke
- Esther
- Justin Martyr
- Papias
- Tertullian
- Clement
- Eusebius
- Judith
- Strom
- David
- Ruth
- Hebrews
- Solomon
- Luther
- Joshua
- Baruch
- Enoch
- S. Paul
- B. M. Metzger
- Ben Sira
- Melito
- Philo
- Trypho
- Rufinus
- Dionysius
- Hermas
- Timothy
- Valentinus
- Isaiah
- R. P. C. Hanson
- Jude
- A. Von Harnack
- Augustine
- Samuel
- Exod
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Alexandria
- Israel
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Syriac
- Cambridge
- Septuagint
- Asia
- Palestine
- Ecclesiastes
- Qumran
- New Testament
- Ephesus
- Edinburgh
- Ecclesiasticus
- Antioch
- Leipzig
- Manchester
- Gospel
- Caesarea
- Leiden
- Italy
- Hebrew Bible
- Chicago
- Zechariah
- Judaea
- Ezra
- Barnabas
- Paris
- Tobit
- Carthage
- Aramaic
- Against Heresies
- Wittenberg
- North Africa
- Constantinople
- Maccabees
- Spain
- Hippolytus
- Middle Ages
First Sentence edit
When we speak of the canon of scripture, the word 'canon' has a simple meaning.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Frederick Bruce (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 220.12
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Commentaries
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Concordances
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Theology › Pastoral Theology
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Ethics
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Bible & Other Sacred Texts
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