::Resources-Those wanting to get started with biblical interpretation... I have been asked a number of times after talks that I have given, if there is a good place to start in understanding the cannonisation (how the bible came to be composed of the books that are included) process. One particular person was pretty keen to understand the process.
So what do you do when asked such a technical question? Well you ask Ken Baker from
Citywesleyan of course! Here is a response that I got from Ken that will hopefully help you if that is a question that you have had also...
The closest I could get to a suggestion is "The Text of the New Testament" by Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland.
This text is a classic and the Alands are the legends of NT work.
In the absence of any ideas re: introduction books, my mind went to this book, but I originally thought that it would be far too academic and far too hard to read.
BUT, I've skimmed through it and it is actually quite readable and grunty at the same time.
Anyway, chapter 2 might be ok.
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