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Why 27? How Can we be Sure we Have the Right Books in the New Testament?
Why 27? How Can we be Sure we Have the Right Books in the New Testament?
by Brian H. Edwards
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How can we be sure we have the right books in the New Testament? Following the release of The Da Vinci Code and the so-called 'discovery' of the Gospel of Judas, the age-old debate about the authenticity of the books of the New Testament rages yet again.
So why were only those 27 books chosen? Brian Edwards skillfully answers this question, asserting that the inclusion of these books was never really in doubt. When the history, age and content of the manuscripts are looked at fairly and objectively the evidence is overwhelming -- which is why, despite recent, limp, and ill-informed examination and criticism, the canon of the New Testament still stands unscathed.
"Brian Edwards' popular yet scholarly, polemical yet insightful Why 27? is a tour de force, doing for the canon of the New Testament what his book Nothing But The Truth did for the inspiration and authority of Scripture. Here Edwards does far more than debunk the contemporary Da Vinci Code and Gospel of Judas claims; avoiding no question, he sets forth a realistic affirmation of our present New Testament canon so persuasively that this book serves at once as a great evangelistic gift for unbelievers as well as to strengthen the faith and polemical skills of Christians. A timely book that makes for a fascinating read." -- Joel R. Beeke, President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
