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Article in Journal or Book J.-P. Audet, "A Hebrew-Aramaic List of Books of the Old Testament in Greek Transcriptions," Journal of Theological Studies 1 (1950): 135-54.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Matthew Barrett, Canon, Covenant and ChristologyMatthew Barrett, Canon, Covenant and Christology. Rethinking Jesus And The Scriptures Of Israel. London: Apollos, 2020. ISBN: 9781783595457. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph John Barton, Oracles of God: Perception of Ancient Prophecy in Israel After the Exile. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0232516669. pp.336.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly John Barton, The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology Collected Essays of John BartonJohn Barton, The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology Collected Essays of John Barton. London: Taylor & Francis, 2016. ISBN: 9781317022442.
On-line Resource Armin Baum, "A Theological Justification For The Canonical Status of Literary Forgeries: Jacob’s Deceit (Genesis 27) and Petr Pokorný’s Sola Gratia Argument," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 55.2 (June 2012): 273-290.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Roger Beckwith, The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and Its Background in Early Judaism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0281041555. pp.543.
On-line Resource Frederic W. Bush, "The Book of Esther: Opus non gratum in the Christian Canon," Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 39-54.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Stephen B Chapman, The Law and the Prophets: A Study in Old Testament Canon Formation. Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 27. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr Siebeck, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 3161471350. pp.356.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Robert E. Cole & Paul J. Kisling, Text and Canon. Essays in Honor of John H. SailhameRobert E. Cole & Paul J. Kisling, Text and Canon. Essays in Honor of John H. Sailhamer. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017. ISBN: 9781532632136. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Robert D. Culver, "Peculiarities and Problems of Chronological Method and Text in the Book of Chronicles," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 5.2 (Spring 1962): 35-41.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Davies: Scribes and SchoolsPhilip R. Davies, Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures. Library of Ancient Israel. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 0281051879. pp.232.
On-line Resource Stephen Dempster, "An 'Extraordinary Fact': Torah and Temple and the Contours of the Hebrew Canon, Part 1," Tyndale Bulletin 48.1 (1997): 23-56.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Stephen Dempster, "An 'Extraordinary Fact': Torah and Temple and the Contours of the Hebrew Canon, Part 2," Tyndale Bulletin 48.2 (1997): 191-218.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Stephen G. Dempster, "The Place of Nehemiah in the Canon of Scripture: Wise Builder," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 9.3 (Autumn 2005): 38-50.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas E. Fox, "Ben Sira on OT Canon Again: The Date of Daniel," Westminster Theological Journal 49.2 (1987): 335-350.
Article in Journal or Book Greg Goswell, "Assigning the Book of Lamentations a Place in the Canon," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 4.1 (2015): 1-19.
On-line Resource Gregory Goswell, "The Macro-Structural Role Of The Former Prophets And The Historical Books In Old Testament Canons," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 63.3 (Oct. 2020): 455.471. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William Henry Green [1825-1900], General Introduction to the Old TestamentWilliam Henry Green [1825-1900], General Introduction to the Old Testament. The Canon. London: John Murray, 1899. Hbk. pp.209. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource W.J. Grier, "The Canon of the Old Testament," The Christian Graduate 5.1 (April 1952): 17-21.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Basil Hall, "The Old Testament In The History Of The Church," Symposium: The Old Testament in the Church Today. The London Quarterly & Holborn Review (January 1965): 30-36.
On-line Resource R. Laird Harris, "Was the law and the prophets two-thirds of the Old Testament canon," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 9.4 (Fall 1966): 163-171.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource R. Laird Harris, "Factors promoting the formation of the Old Testament canon," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.1 (Winter 1967): 21-27.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource R. Laird Harris, "Chronicles And The Canon In New Testament Times," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.1 (March 1990): 75-84.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Hengel: The Septuagint as Christian ScriptureMartin Hengel, The Septuagint as Christian Scripture. Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0567087379. pp.256.
On-line Resource Stanley M. Horton, "Critical Note: A Suggestion Concerning the Chronology of Solomon's Reign," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 4.2 (Oct. 1961): 3-4.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly William John Lyons, Canon and Exegesis Canonical Praxis and the Sodom NarrativeWilliam John Lyons, Canon and Exegesis Canonical Praxis and the Sodom Narrative. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002. ISBN: 9780567403438. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Meredith G. Kline, "Canon and Covenant," Westminster Theological Journal 32.1 (1969): 49-67.
On-line Resource Meredith G. Kline, "Canon and Covenant: Part II," Westminster Theological Journal 32.2 (1970): 179-200.
On-line Resource Meredith G. Kline, "Canon and Covenant: Part III," Westminster Theological Journal 33.1 (1970): 45-72.
On-line Resource Hendrik J. Koorevaar, "The Exile and Return Model: A Proposal for the Original Macrostructure of the Hebrew Canon," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57.3 (Sept. 2014): 501-512. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph S.Z. Leiman, The Canonisation of Hebrew Scripture: The Talmudic and Midrashic Evidence, 2nd edn. Connecticutt Academy, 1991. Pbk.
Article in Journal or Book Jack N. Lightstone, "The Formation of the Biblical Canon in Judaism in Late Antiquity: Prolegomenon to a General Reassessment," Studies in Religion 8 (1979): 135-42.
Article in Journal or Book Robert C. Newman, "Council of Jamnia and the Old Testament canon," Westminster Theological Journal 38.4 (Spring 1976): 319-349.
Article in Journal or Book George G. Nicol, "The Chronology of Genesis: Genesis XXVI 1-33 as Flashback," Vetus Testamentum 46.3 (1996): 330-338.
On-line Resource Herbert Edward Ryle [1856-1925], The Canon of the Old Testament, 2nd edn. London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd, 1899. pp.316. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Magne Sæbø, On the Way to Canon. Creative Tradition History in the Old TestamentMagne Sæbø, On the Way to Canon. Creative Tradition History in the Old Testament. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997. ISBN: 9780567118141. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Schniedewind: How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient IsraelWilliam M. Schniedewind, How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hbk. ISBN: 0521829461. pp.272.
Book or monograph Andrew Steinmann, The Oracles of God: The Old Testament Canon. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1999. Pbk. ISBN: 0570042828. pp.221.
On-line Resource Kenneth A. Strand, "Thiele's Biblical Chronology as a Corrective for Extrabiblical Dates," Andrews University Seminary Studies 34.2 (Autumn 1996): 295-317.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Moses Stuart, Critical History and Defence of the Old Testament CanonMoses Stuart, Critical History and Defence of the Old Testament Canon. Eugene, OR: Wipf 7 Stock, 2003. ISBN: 9781725208612. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Albert C. Sundberg, Jr., The Old Testament of the Early Church. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964.
Book or monograph VanderKam: From Revelation to CanonJames C. VanderKam, From Revelation to Canon: Studies in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism. Leiden: Brill, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 9004115579. pp.592.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly G. Wildeboer, The Origin of the Canon of the Old Testament.G. Wildeboer, The Origin of the Canon of the Old Testament. An Historico-Critical Enquiry. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014. ISBN: 9781725234154.[Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Edward J. Young, "The Canon of the Old Testament," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.155-168.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

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