Sacra Scriptura: How "Non-Canonical" Texts Functioned in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (Jewish and Christian Texts)
by James H. Charlesworth, Lee Martin Mcdonald
Sacra Scriptura explores how writings later viewed as non-canonical operated within early Judaism and early Christianity. The volume places these texts within broader histories of scripture, interpretation, and religious tradition, providing a focused resource for readers studying Jewish and Christian texts and the development of canonical boundaries.
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Sacra Scriptura examines the role of texts regarded as “non-canonical” in early Judaism and early Christianity.
The book focuses on how these writings functioned within the religious communities that produced, preserved, read, and interpreted them.
Bringing together Jewish and Christian textual studies, it considers the relationship between scriptural traditions and the development of later canonical boundaries.
This volume is suited to readers interested in the history of scripture, early religious traditions, and the formation of Jewish and Christian textual cultures.
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