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Hidden in Plain Sight, Part I: The Development of the Canon
The Development of the Canon.docx2019 •
I examine the history of the term canon and its use as a list of books making up the bible. This preprint is a section from a book I've written on the Apocrypha: "Hidden in Plain Sight." The book is available from Amazon.com. <https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692747915>
In modern criticism, most New Testament scholars have come to regard certain books of the New Testament canon as pseudepigrapha. The concept of canonical pseudepigrapha suggests that certain NT writings are “falsely attributed” to apostolic authorship. Such NT writings include; 2 Peter, Ephesians, the Pastoral epistles and so on . The underlying concern is the association of “falseness” with the NT canon. The implication of this assumption is the question of the “integrity” of the NT canon. The problem of pseudepigraphy in the canon challenges the authenticity of the Christian faith, hence the urgent need to address it. Therefore, this paper will attempt to demonstrate the validity of the apostolic authorship of the NT books. It attempts to establish that the acceptance of these epistles as canonical attest to their authenticity as authoritative apostolic writings.
Orthodox Lutherans have varied in how they treat the antilegomena. Martin Chemnitz believed the antilegomena should not be used to establish doctrine. This was the practice in the Wisconsin Synod until not too long ago. Later theologians removed this distinction and this seems to be the practice of the Wisconsin Synod today. How do we deal with this apparent discrepancy in something as important to Christians as the Bible itself? This paper will review the authority of Scripture, the formation of the canon, and what Lutheran theologians have said about the distinction to show that there is no real theological issue underlying the ancient distinction between the homologoumena and antilegomena. Nevertheless, Lutherans would be wise to maintain it for reasons of historical accuracy and apologetics.
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Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
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2019 •
A study of the book of Hebrews, the problems of its authorship, canonical and the history of interpretation....
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Journal of Global Christianity
Journal of Global Christianity2019 •
Journal of Global Christianity
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A Linguistic Investigation into the Rhetoric of the Epistle to the Hebrews. (MA Thesis)
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