For Further Reading
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“Factors Leading to the Selection and Closure of the New Testament Canon: A Survey of Some Recent Studies” by Everett Ferguson, in The Canon Debate, edited by Lee Martin McDonald and James A. Sanders The article is a very sensible, expert treatment of the issues.The book is a huge collection of recent material on both OT and NT canon. A mine of information, highly recommended, though the articles are of uneven quality. Mostly critical, but the editors included a few traditionalist Roman Catholic, Evangelical, and even Jewish scholars. |
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Who Chose the Gospels? Probing the Great Gospel Conspiracy C. E. Hill Counters with historical evidence the prevalent idea that the four canonical Gospels were chosen only late and under dubious circumstances. |
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Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books Michael J. Kruger Outstanding introduction that analyzes the field and argues for the superiority of the self-authenticating model of the canon. |
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The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate Michael J. Kruger Excellent work that answers many of the most pressing critical questions about the New Testament canon. |
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The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance Bruce M. Metzger A classic. Expert, “conservative,” and very learned. Some interesting discussion of the theological issues. |
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Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures Herman N. Ridderbos Perhaps the best (if short) theological treatment of canon available. Shows that the question of canon is essentially an issue of redemptive history not really of church history. Provides an exegetical and theological framework for historical canon studies. |