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I S G I nternationa l S t u d y G u i d e S

I S G I nternationa l S t u d y G u i d e S

“To be relevant to life, theology has to be contextual. The International Study Guides are a tremendous help to people. They broaden their concept of the mission of the Church and their Christian responsibility.” René Padilla Emeritus President of the Kairos Foundation and Director of Kairos Books

Margaret Baxter has helped to train clergy and laity in West Africa and England.

The formation of The Christian Scriptures

The Formation of the Christian Scriptures is  concerned with the writing of the Gospels and traces the processes by which the various parts of the New Testament as we know it came to be written, assembled, accepted as Scripture, and then translated. A final chapter helpfully considers the many modern English language versions that exist today.

Baxter

An exciting guide to the writings of the New Testament

THE FORMATION OF THE

Christian Scriptures

edited by

Margaret Baxter Bible / Christian History

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The International Study Guides

The global nature of Christianity has become perhaps its most defining feature in the last century. The need for resources that reflect this nature not only in topic but in approach and authorship has never been greater. To meet this need Fortress Press is proud to present a curated selection of volumes from the International Study Guides series. The product of a ­decades-long commitment on the part of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), the International Study Guides present projects in Bible, theology, and Christian history from a decidedly global vantage point.

International Study Guide

New Testament Introduction The Formation of the Christian Scriptures Margaret Baxter

THE FORMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES Fortress Press Edition © 2015   Copyright © Margaret Baxter 1988. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Ecumenical Edition, copyright © 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. The photographs are reproduced by courtesy of Malcolm Bligh (p. 5b), CMS (pp. 5a, 32, 51, 61), The Mansell Collection (pp. 13, 24, 40, 72, 98, 103, 115b), The British Library (pp. 78, 86b), The British/Israel Public Affairs Committee (p. 86a), The John Rylands Library (p. 115a), USPG (p. 124) and Camera Press Ltd. Cover design: Laurie Ingram   Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Print ISBN: 978-1-4514-9960-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-0026-6   The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.481984. Manufactured in the U.S.

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I S G I nternationa l S t u d y G u i d e S

I S G I nternationa l S t u d y G u i d e S

“To be relevant to life, theology has to be contextual. The International Study Guides are a tremendous help to people. They broaden their concept of the mission of the Church and their Christian responsibility.” René Padilla Emeritus President of the Kairos Foundation and Director of Kairos Books

Margaret Baxter has helped to train clergy and laity in West Africa and England.

The formation of The Christian Scriptures

The Formation of the Christian Scriptures is  concerned with the writing of the Gospels and traces the processes by which the various parts of the New Testament as we know it came to be written, assembled, accepted as Scripture, and then translated. A final chapter helpfully considers the many modern English language versions that exist today.

Baxter

An exciting guide to the writings of the New Testament

THE FORMATION OF THE

Christian Scriptures

edited by

Margaret Baxter Bible / Christian History