Comments on: The Canonical Order: which publisher will rise to the challenge? http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/ Resources for Biblical Scholars Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Danny Zacharias http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-6292 Danny Zacharias Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:24:14 +0000 http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-6292 Interesting point Doug. John, I would like to refer you to Seitz himself. You can now watch the Hayward lectures online at adc.acadiau.ca. Go to the Hayward lectures section. Interesting point Doug.

John, I would like to refer you to Seitz himself. You can now watch the Hayward lectures online at adc.acadiau.ca. Go to the Hayward lectures section.

]]> By: mike http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3242 mike Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:27:14 +0000 http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3242 you may want to check out the books of the bible: <a href="http://http://thebooksofthebible.info/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It may not be in the "right" order (what do i know about canon stuff) but it's worth a look. i just got mine in the mail. you may want to check out the books of the bible: here. It may not be in the “right” order (what do i know about canon stuff) but it’s worth a look. i just got mine in the mail.

]]> By: John C. Poirier http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3102 John C. Poirier Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:07:49 +0000 http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3102 Danny, Two things: first, I think that Sean Kelly defends the traditional Christian ordering of the canon in an article in *The Bible Today*, published probably about seven years ago. Second, Joseph Blenkinsopp, I think, points to the propriety of the ending of Malachi as a sort of coda to the entire Old Testament, in that it looks forward to the sending of Elijah. He pairs this ending with Deuteronomy's looking forward to a Mosaic figure. These two compartments of the Old Testament are then (and I don't remember here if Blenkinsopp says this or if it's someone else) symbolized for some by the appearance of Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration. While I think that the Transfiguration really has little to do with it, I think it's fairly certain that ending the OT with the promise of Elijah's return is the reason for the present order of the books within the Christian Bible. (After Malachi, one moves on to Matthew, which refers, near the beginning, to the coming of John the Baptist. It makes perfect narrative sense.) Did Seitz mention any of this in his talk? The reason I ask is that I just read his *Word without End*, and I found that he has an annoying tendency to leave a lot of important information out of the discussion. Danny,

Two things: first, I think that Sean Kelly defends the traditional Christian ordering of the canon in an article in *The Bible Today*, published probably about seven years ago.

Second, Joseph Blenkinsopp, I think, points to the propriety of the ending of Malachi as a sort of coda to the entire Old Testament, in that it looks forward to the sending of Elijah. He pairs this ending with Deuteronomy’s looking forward to a Mosaic figure. These two compartments of the Old Testament are then (and I don’t remember here if Blenkinsopp says this or if it’s someone else) symbolized for some by the appearance of Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration. While I think that the Transfiguration really has little to do with it, I think it’s fairly certain that ending the OT with the promise of Elijah’s return is the reason for the present order of the books within the Christian Bible. (After Malachi, one moves on to Matthew, which refers, near the beginning, to the coming of John the Baptist. It makes perfect narrative sense.)

Did Seitz mention any of this in his talk? The reason I ask is that I just read his *Word without End*, and I found that he has an annoying tendency to leave a lot of important information out of the discussion.

]]> By: tim bulkeley http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3033 tim bulkeley Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:50:01 +0000 http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3033 The French _Traduction Oecumenique de la Bible_ uses the tripartite order. The French _Traduction Oecumenique de la Bible_ uses the tripartite order.

]]> By: Doug Chaplin http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3027 Doug Chaplin Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:32:12 +0000 http://www.deinde.org/2007/10/28/the-canonical-order-which-publisher-will-rise-to-the-challenge/#comment-3027 It's alos true that the Jewish order isn't represented in any early Christian canon lists. Typically in the earliest lists, the poetic/wisdom books are interposed between the former and latter prophets, e.g. Melito, Athanasius, Cyril It’s alos true that the Jewish order isn’t represented in any early Christian canon lists. Typically in the earliest lists, the poetic/wisdom books are interposed between the former and latter prophets, e.g. Melito, Athanasius, Cyril

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