TY - MANSCPT AU - McDonald,Lee Martin TI - Formation of the Bible: the story of the church's canon SN - 9781598568387 (pbk) AV - BS465 .M375 2012 U1 - 220.12 McD 2012 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Peabody, Mass. PB - Hendrickson Publishers Marketing KW - Bible KW - Canon N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p.[175]-178); What is the Bible? : an overview -- The origin of the Old Testament Scriptures -- The closing of the Old Testament Scriptures -- The first scriptures of the earliest christians -- How the New Testament came to be -- What the ancient manuscripts tell us -- Canon, councils, and catalogues-- Epilogue -- Glossary of terms related to the formation of the canon ER -