VOL. 19, NO. 3 | Canon Formation

This issue takes up the question of the formation of the Bible or "canon," meaning the official list and "rule" of Old and New Testament books. Readers may come to this topic from different starting points, but here is the question that frames much of what follows: Does the Word of God create the church or does the church officially decide what constitutes the Word of God?

Featured Articles:

• The Bible As We Know It | by Michael S. Horton
• Canon and Catholicism | by Leon M. Brown
• Is the Reformation in Italy Over? | by Simonetta Carr and Andrea Ferrari
• Gospels, Gospels Everywhere? | by Mark A. Pierson