b'BIBLICAL STUDIESFIVE VIEWS ON THE NEW TESTAMENT CANONSTANLEY L. PORTER AND BENJAMIN P. LAIRDVIEWPOINTSWhat historical, political, and ecclesial realities drove the canoniza-tion 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 Chris-tian 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 PerspectiveDarian R. LockettA Progressive Evangelical PerspectiveDavid R. NienhuisA Liberal Protestant PerspectiveJason David BeDuhnA Roman Catholic PerspectiveIan BoxallAn Orthodox Perspective - George L. ParseniosEach contributor addresses historical, theological, and hermeneutical questions related to the New Testament canon, such as what factors pre-cipitated 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 CONTENTS also include a chapter each responding to the other views presented in Five Views on the New Testament Canon:the volume. The result is a lively exchange suitable for both undergradu-Major Proposals ate and graduate students seeking to grasp the best canon scholarship in A Conservative Evangelical Perspective on the Newbiblical studies. Testament CanonDarian R. Lockett Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, pro-A Progressive Evangelical Perspective on theNew Testament CanonDavid R. Nienhuis fessor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview A Liberal Protestant Perspective on theat McMaster Divinity College. Porter is the editor of more than eightyNew Testament CanonJason David BeDuhn volumes and author of twenty-eight books on various topics in New Tes-A Roman Catholic Perspective on the tament and related subjects, including How We Got the New Testament: Text, New Testament CanonIan BoxallTransmission, Translation. Porter has published more than three hundred An Orthodox Perspective on the New Testament Can-on - George L. Parsenios articles, chapters, and related writings, and he speaks regularly at major Five Responses to the Major Proposals conferences and other venues globally.Response of Darian R. Lockett Benjamin Laird (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as Associate Pro-Response of David R. Nienhuis Response of Jason David BeDuhn fessor of Biblical Studies at the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity,Response of Ian BoxallLiberty University. He is the author of the forthcoming volume The For- Response of George L. Parsenios mation, Publication, and Circulation of the Pauline Corpus in Early Christianity A Conclusion to This Discussion of the (Hendrickson).New Testament CanonStanley E. Porter and Benjamin Laird Related Titles978-0-8254-4727-3$24.99 Four Views on the Warning Passages in HebrewsPaperback5.5 x 8.5304 pages 978-0-8254-2132-7$29.99Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / KREGELNew Testament A C A D E M I C Three Views on Israel and the ChurchKregel AcademicRights: World 978-0-8254-4406-7$21.99July 26, 202220kregel.com/academic'