McDonald, Lee Martin 1942- creator text bibliography mau Peabody, Mass Hendrickson Publishers Marketing c2012 2012 monographic eng

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xiv, 178 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm. What is the Bible? : an overview -- The origin of the Old Testament Scriptures -- The closing of the Old Testament Scriptures -- The first scriptures of the earliest christians -- How the New Testament came to be -- What the ancient manuscripts tell us -- Canon, councils, and catalogues-- Epilogue -- Glossary of terms related to the formation of the canon. Lee Martin McDonald. Includes bibliographical references (p.[175]-178) Bible Canon BS465 .M375 2012 220.12 McD 2012 9781598568387 (pbk) 2012028196 DLC 160323 20250804110815.0 17393887