Dr. Rob Wall’s article on “canon” was recently published in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Bible and Theology.
“Dr. Wall provides readers with an overview of the historical phenomena that formed Scripture (Old Testament and New Testament) in antiquity. [He also summarizes] the continuing theological importance of Scripture’s final literary form as a single canon of sacred texts.” – SPU Faculty/Staff Bulletin
The Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible and Theology is a series of high-quality, multi-volume Bible encyclopedias published by Oxford University Press. Currently it is up to 16 volumes total (and might possibly be the largest encyclopedia set in the English language). With its own set of editors, each contain “over one thousand comprehensive essays by scholars from many countries and a wide variety of perspectives. For more on The Oxford Encyclopedia of Bible and Theology, click here.
For a more comprehensive synopsis of Dr. Wall’s publications, please visit his faculty profile.
Posted: Friday, April 3, 2015