{"product_id":"before-there-was-a-bible-9780567705785","title":"Before There Was a Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Martin McDonald \u003c\/b\u003eis President Emeritus and Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University, Canada. He is also President of the Institute for Biblical Research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good introduction for anyone interested in starting to explore the world of early Christianity. * Review of Biblical Literature *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1. Judaism and Early Christianity 2. Primary Authorities in Early Christianity 3. Other Essential Authorities: Tradition, Creeds, Hymns  4. Major Challenges for the Early Christians: Persecution and Heresy 5. The Church’s Scriptures and Biblical Canons  6. The Biblical Manuscripts and their Texts 7. Additional Ancient Artifacts: The Codex, Nomina Sacra, Translations, Councils 8. Early Christianity and the Apocryphal and Pseudonymous Writings 9. Summary and Conclusion Bibliography  Indexes","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735390269783,"sku":"9780567705785","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780567705785.jpg?v=1723810163","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/before-there-was-a-bible-9780567705785","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}