{"product_id":"canon-revisited","title":"Canon Revisited","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis study of the New Testament canon and its authority looks deeper than the traditional surveys of councils and creeds, mining the biblical text itself for direction in understanding what the original authors and audiences believed the canon to be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanon Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distinguishes itself by placing a substantial focus on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etheology of canon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the context within which the historical evidence is evaluated and assessed. In effect, this work successfully unites both the theology and the historical development of the canon, ultimately serving as a practical defense for the authority of the New Testament books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael J. Kruger\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a leading scholar on the origins and development of the New Testament canon. He blogs regularly at michaeljkruger.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book fills a lacuna in evangelical scholarship. Rarely does academic specialization in canon studies converge with thorough commitment to biblical authority. In this work, close evaluation of the history of approaches to the canon is matched by a richly theological interpretation of what it means to call Scripture our ‘canon.’ Careful, accessible, and wise in his explorations, Michael Kruger has given us a gift that will keep on giving for generations to come.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Christian canon of Scripture is under fire now more than ever. Sadly, even as so much of this fire has been issuing from academic quarters, we are left with more smoke than light. Stepping into the gap with a fresh synthesis is Michael Kruger’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanon Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e. Gracefully uniting theology and history, Kruger invokes the chief Reformed argument for canon and gives it fresh wings.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Perrin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Senior Pastor, Corinth Reformed Church, Hickory, North Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Of all the recent books and articles on the canon of Scripture, this is the one I recommend most. It deals with the critical literature thoroughly and effectively while presenting a cogent alternative grounded in the teaching of Scripture itself. Michael Kruger develops the historic Reformed model of Scripture as self-authenticating and integrates it with a balanced appreciation for the history of the canon and the role of the community in recognizing it. This is the definitive work on the subject for our time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn M. Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Michael Kruger has written the book on the canon of Scripture that has been much needed for a long time. His focus is not on the process, but on the vitally important question of how Christians can know that they have the right books in their canon of Scripture. The question is an excellent one and needs to be addressed honestly and competently. Kruger does just that. This excellent book goes a long way toward clearing up confusion and misguided theories. I highly recommend it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig A. Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins, Houston Baptist University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Here, finally, is what so many pastors, seminary professors, and students have long been waiting for: a clear, well-informed, and scripturally faithful answer to the question of how Christians should account for the New Testament canon. Perhaps not since Ridderbos’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRedemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas there appeared such a valuable single source on the New Testament canon that is both historically responsible and theologically satisfying (and this book improves on Ridderbos in many ways). Michael Kruger’s work will help readers get a handle on what may seem like a myriad of current approaches to canon, whether ecclesiastical or critical. This book will foster clearer thinking on the subject of the New Testament canon and will be a much referenced guide for a long time to come.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles E. Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn R. Richardson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Michael Kruger has written an important and comprehensive treatment of the New Testament canon. As an advocate of the self-authenticating view, he goes to great lengths to argue his case, but he also delves deeply into the variety of historical and community-based positions. He provides an insightful treatment of epistemological grounds for belief, and debates the positions in a rigorous way not often found in such discussions. I am sure friend and foe alike will learn from this valuable volume.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley E. Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e, President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVerbal Aspect in the Greek of the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCanon Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a well-written, carefully documented, and helpful examination of the many historical approaches that have been written to explain when and how the books of the New Testament were canonized. The author’s interest, however, is to move beyond the historical to the theological, concluding that the concepts of a self-authenticating canon and its corporate reception by the church are ultimately how we know that these twenty-seven books belong in the New Testament.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur G. Patzia\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Making of the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Crossway\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: April 30, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kruger, Michael J.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48063351587057,"sku":"9781433505003","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9781433505003.png?v=1776717588","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/canon-revisited","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}