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Book or monograph Alter: Canon and CreativityRobert Alter, Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 0300084242. pp.208.
Article in Journal or Book Scripture, Tradition and ReasonRichard Bauckham, "Tradition in Relation to Scripture and Reason," Richard Bauckham & Benjamin Drewery, eds. Scripture, Tradition and Reason: A Study in the Criteria of Christian Doctrine, Essays in Honour of Richard P. C. Hanson. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0567085570. pp.117-45.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Tomas Bokedal, The Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical CanonTomas Bokedal, The Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon. A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. ISBN: 9780567075468. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Ervin Budiselić, "Impact of the Formation of the New Testament Canon on the Creed of Sola Scriptura," Kairos Evangelical Journal of Theology 5.1 (May 2011): 39-61. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Canon of Scripture," Inter-Varsity (Autumn 1954): 19-22. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Bruce: The Canon of ScriptureF.F. Bruce, The Canon of Scripture. Chapter House, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0948643056. pp.349.
Book or monograph Hans von Campenhausen, The Formation of the Christian Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0800612639. pp.360.
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Robert P. Carroll [1941-2000], "Childs and Canon," Irish Biblical Studies 2.4 (1980): 211-236.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Samuel Davidson, The Canon of the Bible Its Formation., History and FluctuationsSamuel Davidson, The Canon of the Bible Its Formation., History and Fluctuations. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2008. ISBN: 9781725221697. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Stephen Dempster, "Canons on the Right and Canons on the Left: Finding a Resolution in the Canon Debate," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52.1 (March 2009): 47-77.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Craig A. Evans & H. Daniel Zacharias, Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and CanonCraig A. Evans & H. Daniel Zacharias, Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and Canon. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9780567647030. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Gregory Goswell, "Two Testaments in Parallel: The Influence of the Old Testament on the Structuring of the New Testament Canon," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56.3 (Sept. 2013): 459-474.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Lee Martin McDonald, "The Integrity of the Biblical Canon in Light of Its Historical Development," Bulletin of Biblical Research 6 (1996): 95-132.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lee Martin McDonald, The Biblical CanonLee Martin McDonald, The Biblical Canon. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. ISBN: 9781441241641. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lee Martin McDonald, The Formation of the Biblical Canon, Vol. 1Lee Martin McDonald, The Formation of the Biblical Canon, Vol. 1. The Old Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN: 9780567668776. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lee Martin McDonald, The Formation of the Biblical Canon, Vol. 2Lee Martin McDonald, The Formation of the Biblical Canon, Vol. 2. The New Testament: Its Authority and Canonicity. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN: 9780567668851. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lee Martin McDonald & James A. Sanders, Canon Debate.Lee Martin McDonald & James A. Sanders, Canon Debate. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. ISBN: 9781441241634. pp.700.[Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Edward Reuss, History of the Canon of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian ChurchEdward Reuss, History of the Canon of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Church. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2007. ISBN: 9781725221253. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John Piper, "Authority and meaning of the Christian canon: a response to Gerald Sheppard on canon criticism," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19.2 (Spring 1976): 87-96.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William Sandy [1843-1920], InspirationWilliam Sanday [1843-1920], Inspiration. Eight Lectures on the Early History and Origin of the Doctrine of Biblical Inspiration. Being the Bampton Lectures for 1893, 3rd edn. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1903. Hbk. pp.477. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Sanders: From Sacred Story to Sacred TextJames A. Sanders, From Sacred Story to Sacred Text. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0800627059. Reprinted: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 1579104371. pp.222.
On-line Resource Eckhard Schnabel, "History, Theology and the Biblical Canon: an Introduction to Basic Issues," Themelios 20.2 (1995): 16-24.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource James C. VanderKam," Questions of Canon Viewed through the Dead Sea Scrolls," Bulletin for Biblical Research 11.2 (2001): 269-292.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Francis Watson, "Gospel and Scripture: Rethinking Canonical Unity," Tyndale Bulletin 52.2 (2001): 161-182.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly B.F. Westcott, A General Survey of the History of the Canon of the New TestamentB.F. Westcott, A General Survey of the History of the Canon of the New Testament. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2005.. ISBN: 9781725214231. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource J. Stafford Wright, "The Canon of Scripture," The Evangelical Quarterly 19 (1947): 93-109.View in PDF format pdf [© The Trustees of the Estate of J Stafford Wright 2009. Quoted by Permission]
On-line Resource John M. Zinkand, "The Canon of the Bible," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.1 (Winter 1967): 15-55.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

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