Five Views on the New Testament Canon

By Stanley E. Porter

What historical, political, and ecclesial realities drove the canonization
of the New Testament?

How are the doctrines of Early Christianity related to the formation
of the New Testament?

Should the New Testament differ in authority from other early Christian
texts?

As these questions demonstrate, the enduring influence of the New
Testament does not lessen the dispute over the events and factors leading
to its adoption. Five Views on the New Testament Canon presents five distinct
ways of understanding how the New Testament came to be:

• A Conservative Evangelical Perspective – Darian R. Lockett
• A Progressive Evangelical Perspective – David R. Nienhuis
• A Liberal Protestant Perspective – Jason David BeDuhn
• A Roman Catholic Perspective – Ian Boxall
• An Orthodox Perspective - George L. Parsenios

Each contributor addresses historical, theological, and hermeneutical
questions related to the New Testament canon, such as what factors precipitated
the establishment and recognition of the New Testament canon;
the basis of any authority the New Testament has; and what the canon
means for reading and interpreting the New Testament. Contributors
also include a chapter each responding to the other views presented in
the volume. The result is a lively exchange suitable for both undergraduate
and graduate students seeking to grasp the best canon scholarship in
biblical studies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kregel Academic
• Release date: Aug 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9780825477751

Stanley E. Porter

Stanley E. Porter (Ph.D., University of Sheffield) is president, dean and professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. At McMaster he also holds the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview. He is the author of numerous studies in the New Testament and Greek language, including The Paul of Acts: Essays in Literary Criticism, Rhetoric, and Theology; Idioms of the Greek New Testament and Verbal Aspect in the Greek of the New Testament, with Reference to Tense and Mood. He has also edited volumes such as History of Classical Rhetoric in the Hellenistic Period, 330 B.C.-A.D. 400 and Handbook to Exegesis of the New Testament.

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