Five Views on the New Testament Canon

Summary: Statements from five different theological perspectives on the history, theology, and hermeneutic related to the formation of the New Testament canon, with responses from each to the others. Many of us in Christian churches give little thought to how the New Testament became the New Testamen......more

I have enjoyed reading books that show a variety of views on a subject. In so doing, one can get a good understanding of what other views are on the subject – where they agree and where they disagree. Five Views on the New Testament Canon edited by Stanley F. Porter and Benjamin P. Laird is a book o......more

This is a good source for five distinct views on the NT canon: conservative and progressive evangelical, liberal Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Somewhat surprisingly, the Orthodox view most favored the progressive evangelical; less surprisingly, the liberal Protestant view was at o......more

Illuminating descriptions and arguments from five different Christian traditions. The essays and responses focus on the major issues at hand and describe the evidence marshaled for each. These are meaty, educational debates among scholars.......more