The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.html.images 436 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.epub3.images 247 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.epub.images 250 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.epub.noimages 227 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.kf8.images 465 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.kindle.images 431 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39288.txt.utf-8 368 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39288/pg39288-h.zip 236 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Bacon, Benjamin Wisner, 1860-1932
Title The Making of the New Testament
Series Title Home University Library of Modern Knowledge, No. 50
Note Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by David Edwards, Hazel Batey and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary "The Making of the New Testament" by Benjamin Wisner Bacon is a scholarly historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the formation and canonization of the New Testament, exploring the critical and historical underpinnings that led to the establishment of these writings as sacred scripture within Christianity. At the start of the text, the author introduces a paradox related to the development of the New Testament literature, emphasizing the tension between the early Christian movement's rejection of rigid canonical structures and their eventual acceptance of a formal canon. Bacon highlights the transformative roles of Jesus and Paul in this process, detailing how their teachings sought to liberate faith from legalistic practices and brought forth a new understanding of God's relationship with humanity. This opening sets the stage for a deeper examination of the historical evolution of early Christian texts and their significance in shaping the faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
Subject Bible. New Testament -- Introductions
Category Text
EBook-No. 39288
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 80 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!