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The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority

The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority 124 Review of Books / Journal for the Study of Judaism 40 (2009) 74-142 Th e Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. By Lee Martin McDon- ald. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2007. Pp. xli, 546. Paperback. US $29.95. ISBN 1-56563-925-6. Th is book is a thoroughly revised third edition of a book published in 1988, titled Th e Formation of the Christian Bible (second revised edition in 1995). Lee Martin McDonald is Professor of New Testament Studies of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada. His comprehensive and cautious presentation and discus- sion of all available material concerning the canonization process of the Old and the New Testament appears to be primarily addressed to his evangelical and con- servative colleagues. In an elegant and reassuring way the writer accustoms the reader to the in the end inevitable conclusion that the traditional ideas about the biblical canon do not stand modern academic scrutiny. Instead of the well known idea of a three-stage development of canonization of the Old Testament, begin- ning in around 400 B.C.E. (Pentateuch), 200 B.C.E. (Prophets) and 90-100 C.E. (Writings), comes the opinion that the canon of the Old Testament was not closed before the sixth http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority

Spronk, Klaas
Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 40 (1): 124 – Jan 1, 2009
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124 Review of Books / Journal for the Study of Judaism 40 (2009) 74-142 Th e Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. By Lee Martin McDon- ald. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2007. Pp. xli, 546. Paperback. US $29.95. ISBN 1-56563-925-6. Th is book is a thoroughly revised third edition of a book published in 1988, titled Th e Formation of the Christian Bible (second revised edition in 1995). Lee Martin McDonald is Professor of New Testament Studies of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada. His comprehensive and cautious presentation and discus- sion of all available material concerning the canonization process of the Old and the New Testament appears to be primarily addressed to his evangelical and con- servative colleagues. In an elegant and reassuring way the writer accustoms the reader to the in the end inevitable conclusion that the traditional ideas about the biblical canon do not stand modern academic scrutiny. Instead of the well known idea of a three-stage development of canonization of the Old Testament, begin- ning in around 400 B.C.E. (Pentateuch), 200 B.C.E. (Prophets) and 90-100 C.E. (Writings), comes the opinion that the canon of the Old Testament was not closed before the sixth

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