Torah and Canon

By James A. Sanders

Book Overview

In this thoroughly revised edition of his classic work, James A. Sanders introduces the reader to canonical criticism. Tracking the various developments of biblical literature and their acceptance by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080060105X
• ISBN13: 9780800601058
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

An excellent introduction to the study of Hebrew Scripture.

This is a hightly readable little book. While scholarly in its approach, it does not scare off the casual reader with an overabundance of footnotes, cross-references and untranslated original language quoatations. Rather, Professor Sanders takes the reader through from the definition of Torah to his final paragraph: "For Judaism Torah becam the living Talmud; for Christianity Torah became the living Christ . . . And Torah, in that basic sense, is the single foundation of both church and synagogue, two denominations in one Israel of God (Gal. 6:15)." The author's passion for his material is evident in his style of writing and carries the reader quickly through an overview of the Hebrew scriptures.