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title: 'The Historical New Testament: Being the Literature of the New Testament Arranged in the Order of Its Literary Growth and According to the Dates of the Documents'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Moffatt'
date: 1901-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Bible and Canon'
- 'Biblical History'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 1'
- 'Acts 1'
- 'Romans 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/moffatt-1901-the-historical-new-testament-being-the-literature-of-the-new-testament-arranged-in-the-order-of-its-literary-growth-and-according-to-the-dates-of-the-documents
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# The Historical New Testament: Being the Literature of the New Testament Arranged in the Order of Its Literary Growth and According to the Dates of the Documents

Preface to James Moffatt's The Historical New Testament arguing that NT writings should be arranged by literary growth and historical context. It defends the historical method and modern NT criticism.

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