Metzger, Bruce M.  1914-2007., <br/><br/>
The canon of the New Testament :  its origin, development, and significance /  [print] 
Bruce M. Metzger. 
 - Oxford :  Clarendon Press ;  1997. New York :  Oxford University Press,  (c)1997. 
 - x, 326 pages ;  22 cm. 
 - Clarendon paperbacks .
 - Clarendon paperbacks. .
<br/><br/> Paperback reissue of 1987 edition. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>part 1. Survey of literature on the canon. Literature on the canon published prior to the twentieth century ; Literature on the canon published during the twentieth century --  part 2. Formation of the canon. Period of preparation : the apostolic fathers ; Influences bearing on the development of the canon ; Development of the canon in the East ; Development of the canon in the West ; Books of temporary and local canonicity : apocryphal literature ; Two early lists of the books of the New Testament ; Attempts at closing the canon in the East ; Attempts at closing the canon in the West --  part 3. Historical and theological problems concerning the canon. Problems confronting the early church concerning the canon ; Questions concerning the canon today. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198269540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--New Testament--Canon.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bible. N.T. - Canon.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2320 BS2320.M596.C366 1997