Recommended reading:
- Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (Oxford University Press, 2014), 5.
- Arthur G. Patzia, The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text & Canon, second edition (IVP Academic, 2011), 166-191.
- Gerd Theissen, The New Testament: A Literary History (Fortress Press, 2012), 205-236.
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