The Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 1: The Old Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity (Hardcover)

Volume 1: The Old Testament Its Authority and Canonicity Table of Contents Foreword to Fourth Edition - James H. Charlesworth Foreword to First Edition - Helmut Koester Abbreviations and Table of Timelines for Canon Formation Preface Part One: Introductions and Definitions 1. Introduction 2. The Notion and Use of Scripture 3. The Notion, Use and Adaptability of Canon Part Two: The Origin and Formation of the Hebrew Bible 4. Forming the Hebrew Bible 5. The Law, the Prophets, and the Cessation of Prophecy 6. Hellenism and the Formation of the Hebrew Bible 7. Jewish Sects: Essenes, Sadducees, Pharisees, Samaritans 8. Emerging Jewish and Christian Collections of Scriptures 9. The Scriptures of Jesus and Early Christianity 10. Texts Reflecting an Emerging Biblical Canon 11. Scripture in the Rabbinic Tradition (90 - 550 C.E.) 12. Ancient Artifacts and the Stabilization of the Jewish Scriptures 13. The Formation of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament: A Summary Indexes Index of Primary Sources Index of Subjects Index of Authors