Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon

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Professor W. Edward Glenny (University of Northwestern at St. Paul, USA.) Associate Professor Darian Lockett (Biola University, USA)

Canon Formation

Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon

Professor W. Edward Glenny (University of Northwestern at St. Paul, USA.), Associate Professor Darian Lockett (Biola University, USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
22 August 2024

Christianity; Judaism: sacred texts; Sacred texts

Contributors to this volume examine the various collections of canonical sub-units in the canon, considering the state of the question regarding each particular collection. The chapters introduce the issues involved in sub-collections being accepted in the canon, summarize the historical evidence of the acceptance of these collections, and discuss the compositional evidence of “canonical consciousness” in the various collections. The contributors consider paratextual evidence, for example, the arrangement of the books in various manuscripts, the titles of the books, and also include evidence such as the presence of catchwords, framing devices, and themes.

The book begins with a consideration of the two overarching collections – the Old and New Testaments. Next, several sub-collections within the Hebrew Bible (OT) are considered, including the Torah, Prophets, the Megilloth, the Twelve (both in their Masoretic Text and Septuagint forms), and the Psalter. In addition, sub-collections in the New Testament include the four-fold Gospel, the Pauline Collection (usually with Hebrews in the early manuscripts), the function of Acts within the New Testament, the Praxapostolos (Acts along with the Catholic Epistles), and the function of Revelation as the end of the canon.

Edited by: Professor W. Edward Glenny (University of Northwestern at St. Paul USA.), Associate Professor Darian Lockett (Biola University, USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567709172
ISBN 10: 0567709175
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 22 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Contributors Forward Lee Martin McDonald Introduction W. Edward Glenny and Darian R. Lockett Section One: The Bible as a Whole and the Old and New Testament as Canonical Units The Bible Canon and Its Significance Tomas Bokedal The Canonical Shape of the Hebrew Old Testament Stephen G. Dempster The Canonical Shape of the Greek Old Testament John Meade The Canonical Shape of the New Testament Matthew Y. Emerson Section Two: Old Testament Canonical Sub-Units The Pentateuch as Canon Stephen B. Chapman The Canon of Psalms Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford The Canonical Role of Israel’s Wisdom Collection Craig G. Bartholomew The Macro-Structure of the Megilloth Timothy Stone The Canonical Function of the Nebi’im Christopher Seitz Prophetic Intentionality in the Twelve Don C. Collett The Book of the Twelve in the Septuagint W. Edward Glenny Section Three: New Testament Canonical Sub-Units The Fourfold Gospel Collection Gregory R. Lanier Corpus Apostolicum Darian R. Lockett The Pauline Corpus E. Randolph Richards Revelation as the End of the Canon Ku¨lli Tõniste Section Four: Hermeneutical Considerations of Canon Hermeneutical Reflections on Canonical Sub-Collections: Retrospect and Prospect Ched Spellman Bibliography Index

Darian R. Lockett is Associate Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA. W. Edward Glenny is Professor of New Testament Studies and Greek at University of Northwestern St. Paul, USA.

Reviews for Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon

"""The focus on sub-units of the biblical books in this volume is a most welcome focus that has not received adequate attention by earlier scholars or in my work on canon formation. This volume provides an important advance on canon formation in this often neglected area."" --From the foreword by Lee Martin McDonald, Acadia Divinity School, Canada ""For years now, the scholarly interest in the biblical canon has only seemed to grow. But lacking in many of these discussions has been a deep exploration of the form and structure of the canon, with special attention to canonical sub-units. This new volume gathers together an impressive group of scholars who provide well-researched and even-handed essays that fill this important gap. I highly recommend it."" --Michael J. Kruger, Reformed Theological Seminary, USA"