Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity

by Lee Martin McDonald

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"How did authority function before the bible as we know it emerged? Lee Martin McDonald examines the authorities that existed from the church's beginning: the appeal to the texts containing the words of Jesus, and that would become the New Testament, the not yet finalized Hebrew Scriptures (referred to mostly in Greek) and the apostolic leadership of the churches"--

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Lee Martin McDonald (PhD, University of Edinburgh), before his retirement, was professor of New Testament studies and president of Acadia Divinity College. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including The Biblical Canon, and coeditor of The World of the New Testament (with Joel Green).

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, History
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270ReligionHistory of ChristianityHistory, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity
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BR195 .A89 .M33Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionChristianityChristianityHistoryBy periodEarly and medieval
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