‘Bible and Canon’ available now

By Luc Zaman from our beloved Dutch Brill. This is the Table of Contents:

Part I: The Historical Investigation into the Biblical Canon: Present State and Task

Chapter 1. History of the Study of the Canon
Chapter 2. Terminology
Chapter 3. An Evaluation of Modern Canon Study
Chapter 4. The Present State of Historical Study of the Canon
Chapter 5. A New Historical Study of the Canon: The Task

Part II: The History of the Formation of the Biblical Canon

Chapter 6. The Canon Process around 560-521 BCE
Chapter 7. The Period before 560 BCE 267

Conclusions
Hypothesis
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
Index of Key Terms

From the back cover:

Several decades ago canonical criticism came to dominate the study of the canon and even indeed all of biblical studies by its emphasis on the biblical canon's dogmatic content. An investigation of this canonical criticism brings its weak points to light: most notably the insufficient attention that is given to the canon's historical development.

This new historical study begins with the earliest stages of the process of forming the canon rather than its final stages as most studies do. It shows how the canon, in essence, was already formed in the early stages of its historical development. It is essentially, synchronically, an authoritative unification of a range of traditions within the faith community, and diachronically, the guide that draws the dynamics of these traditions beyond their discontinuities to produce a continuity.

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mercoledì 16 aprile 2008