Where Do the Scriptures Come From?

For Further Reading

Beckwith, Roger. The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church: And Its Background in Early Judaism. Grand Rapids, MI: WIlliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1985.

Bruce, Frederick Fyvie. The Books and the Parchments: Some Chapters on the Transmission of the Bible. Third and Revised Edition. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1963.

Bruce, Frederick Fyvie. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988.

Gamble, Harry Y. The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1985.

Lightfoot, Neil R. How We Got the Bible. Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. New York, NY: MJF Books, 2003.

Marshall, Ian Howard. Biblical Inspiration. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982.

Metzger, Bruce Manning. The Canon of Scripture: Its Origin, Development, and Significance. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987.

Schniedewind, William M. How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.

von Campenhausen, Hans. The Formation of the Christian Bible. Translated by J. A. Baker. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1972.

Wescott, Brooke Foss. A General Survey of the History of the Canon of the New Testament. London: Macmillan and Company, 1875.

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