Project Gutenberg 2012-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 146 Bacon, Benjamin Wisner 1860 1932 The Making of the New Testament Home University Library of Modern Knowledge, No. 50 Produced by David Edwards, Hazel Batey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Making of the New Testament" by Benjamin Wisner Bacon is a scholarly historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the formation and canonization of the New Testament, exploring the critical and historical underpinnings that led to the establishment of these writings as sacred scripture within Christianity. At the start of the text, the author introduces a paradox related to the development of the New Testament literature, emphasizing the tension between the early Christian movement's rejection of rigid canonical structures and their eventual acceptance of a formal canon. Bacon highlights the transformative roles of Jesus and Paul in this process, detailing how their teachings sought to liberate faith from legalistic practices and brought forth a new understanding of God's relationship with humanity. This opening sets the stage for a deeper examination of the historical evolution of early Christian texts and their significance in shaping the faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bible. New Testament -- Introductions BS Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 446699 2025-07-16T05:06:24.975317 text/html 432657 2012-03-28T14:47:50 text/html 253225 2025-07-16T05:06:33.637797 application/epub+zip 256470 2025-07-16T05:06:28.233820 application/epub+zip 231931 2025-07-16T05:06:26.948327 application/epub+zip 475763 2025-07-16T05:06:37.490778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441562 2025-07-16T05:06:32.747812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402413 2022-09-18T04:57:44.920794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377296 2025-07-16T05:06:24.146338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377147 2012-03-28T14:47:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377214 2012-03-28T14:47:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20996 2025-07-16T05:06:37.622747 application/rdf+xml 15993 2025-07-16T05:06:27.465794 image/jpeg 3901 2025-07-16T05:06:27.204311 image/jpeg 141017 2012-03-28T14:47:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 158060 2012-03-28T14:47:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 140961 2012-03-28T14:47:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 241649 2025-07-16T05:06:25.008310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia