{"product_id":"forgotten-scriptures-the-selection-and-rejection-of-early-religious-writings-9780664233570","title":"Forgotten Scriptures: The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe know that the early Christian church had a variety of scriptures and other source material that informed their faith and shaped their thinking. We also know that after a few centuries the church decided to keep the twenty-seven books of our present New Testament and to treat them as canonical in faith and practice. But the other books did not simply disappear. In fact, many of them remain valuable for understanding the diversity of the early Christian church and the astounding claims of faith on which the church was founded. Learning about these ancient documents need not threaten the church's current orthodoxy and authority; in fact, learning about these texts can help today's Christians form a deeper understanding of the early church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Martin McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664233570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcDonald, Lee Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Martin McDonald\u003c\/strong\u003eis President Emeritus and Professor of New Testament Studies at Acadia Divinity College and past President of the Institute for Biblical Research. He is the author or editor of over thirty books and more than 160 articles and essays and writes extensively on canon formation, including\u003cem\u003eThe Canon Debate\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eFormation of the Bible: The Story of the Church's Canon\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Origin of the Bible: A Guide for the Perplexed;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Jesus in History and Faith: A Introduction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe also coedited with James Charlesworth\u003cem\u003eJewish and Christian Scriptures: The Function of Canonical and \"Non-Canonical\" Religious Texts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand coedited with Joel B. Green\u003cem\u003eThe World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe has lectured widely in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40083985334387,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_21b00b5b-5b32-4494-830f-df57075aab37.jpg?v=1652365233","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/forgotten-scriptures-the-selection-and-rejection-of-early-religious-writings-9780664233570","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}