(Paperback)

"How did authority function before the bible as we know it emerged Lee Martin McDonald examines the authorities that existed from the church's beginning: the appeal to the texts containing the words of Jesus, and that would become the New Testament, the not yet finalized Hebrew Scriptures (referred to mostly in Greek) and the apostolic leadership of the churches"--

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Discusses ancient religious texts, especially the so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in Early Judaism and Early Christianity.

(Hardback)

"How did authority function before the bible as we know it emerged Lee Martin McDonald examines the authorities that existed from the church's beginning: the appeal to the texts containing the words of Jesus, and that would become the New Testament, the not yet finalized Hebrew Scriptures (referred to mostly in Greek) and the apostolic leadership of the churches"--

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Just how did the Jewish and Christian Bibles come together Why were some ancient texts excluded Or included and later rejected What were the criteria This volume deals with a significant issue in light of the many and significant discoveries of ancient sacred or religious texts that were not included in the Jewish or Christian Bibles.

(Hardback)

Just how did the Jewish and Christian Bibles come together Why were some ancient texts excluded Or included and later rejected What were the criteria This volume deals with a significant issue in light of the many and significant discoveries of ancient sacred or religious texts that were not included in the Jewish or Christian Bibles.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)