The New Testament as Canon: An Introduction

by Brevard S. Childs

Book Overview

In this classic study, Childs sets forth the canonical approach to understanding the New Testament and provides a canonical examination of the entire New Testament corpus. The book concludes with four discourses on such topics as the hermeneutical problem of the New Testament text criticism, the interpretation of the parables within a canonical context, and a review of selected commentaries for pastor and teacher.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800607392
• ISBN13: 9780800607395
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Post-critical naiveté meets the New Testament

Brevard Childs, noted scholar of the Hebrew scriptures and biblical theologian, has provided the church with a helpful sequel to his OT "Introduction". As a true Yale-schooler (Cf. Lindbeck and Frei), Childs brackets out the various historical-critical issues in order to deal with the Scriptures as the church's canon. This is not a true "Introduction" in the order of D. Guthrie, W.G. Kümmel, or Raymond Brown, but is properly an introduction to canon-critical method. Although NT scholarship has surpassed many of his historical-critical conclusions (hence 4 stars), Childs achieves theological profundity in many places. He also writes in an elegant, preachable prose that theologians, pastors, and students will find refreshing and welcome.