Contributors to this volume examine the various collections of canonical sub-units in the canon, considering the state of the question regarding each particular collection. The chapters introduce the issues involved in sub-collections being accepted in the canon, summarize the historical evidence of the acceptance of these collections, and discuss the compositional evidence of "canonical consciousness" in the various collections. The contributors consider paratextual evidence, for example, the arrangement of the books in various manuscripts, the titles of the books, and also include evidence such as the presence of catchwords, framing devices, and themes.
The book begins with a consideration of the two overarching collections - the Old and New Testaments. Next, several sub-collections within the Hebrew Bible (OT) are considered, including the Torah, Prophets, the Megilloth, the Twelve (both in their Masoretic Text and Septuagint forms), and the Psalter. In addition, sub-collections in the New Testament include the four-fold Gospel, the Pauline Collection (usually with Hebrews in the early manuscripts), the function of Acts within the New Testament, the Praxapostolos (Acts along with the Catholic Epistles), and the function of Revelation as the end of the canon.

Darian R. Lockett is Associate Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA.

W. Edward Glenny is Professor of New Testament Studies and Greek at University of Northwestern St. Paul, USA.

List of Contributors
Forward
Lee Martin McDonald

Introduction
W. Edward Glenny and Darian R. Lockett

Section One: The Bible as a Whole and the Old and New Testament as Canonical Units
The Bible Canon and Its Significance
Tomas Bokedal

The Canonical Shape of the Hebrew Old Testament
Stephen G. Dempster

The Canonical Shape of the Greek Old Testament
John Meade

The Canonical Shape of the New Testament
Matthew Y. Emerson

Section Two: Old Testament Canonical Sub-Units
The Pentateuch as Canon
Stephen B. Chapman

The Canon of Psalms
Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford

The Canonical Role of Israel's Wisdom Collection
Craig G. Bartholomew

The Macro-Structure of the Megilloth
Timothy Stone

The Canonical Function of the Nebi'im
Christopher Seitz

Prophetic Intentionality in the Twelve
Don C. Collett

The Book of the Twelve in the Septuagint
W. Edward Glenny

Section Three: New Testament Canonical Sub-Units

The Fourfold Gospel Collection
Gregory R. Lanier

Corpus Apostolicum
Darian R. Lockett

The Pauline Corpus
E. Randolph Richards

Revelation as the End of the Canon
Külli Tõniste

Section Four: Hermeneutical Considerations of Canon

Hermeneutical Reflections on Canonical Sub-Collections: Retrospect and Prospect
Ched Spellman
Bibliography
Index