Review article

The text and the canon of Scripture

Gerald A. Klingbeil ; Professor of Old Testament at River Plate Adventist University

Abstract

Communication requires a medium and a channel to be effective; therefore, to "hear" God, a medium and a transmission channel are needed. The only way to transmit God's message throughout the ages has been the faithful copying and re-copying of the revealed Word. Because revelation and Scripture are concerned w i t h textual data, to "hear" God in Scripture in the twenty-first century requires that the text and its limits must first be established and then interpreted. This article seeks to understand the limitations of what should, and should not, be included in Scripture. In addition, it looks at the inspired, canonical text itself, its transmission process, and the manuscripts and translations by which we have access to the text today.

Keywords

biblical canon; Old Testament canon; New Testament canon; canonical criticism; canon and tradition

Hrčak ID:

277760

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/277760

Publication date:

19.5.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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