Most Christians do not think about the canon of Scripture or know what it is or means in theology. Most take the Bible they have for granted and never ask how it came to be. Today we have 39 books of the Old Testament and 27 books of the New Testament. There was a time, however, when we didn't have a canon. Bruce defines the books of the Bible that are recognized as scripture as canonical (p. 17). The importance of the canon and how it was developed was intriguing to professor and author F. F. Bruce. He dedicated his book The Canon of Scripture to explore and explain the wording of the canon we have today. Bruce taught at universities, including the University of Manchester, where he began lecturing students on the entire canon of Scripture. Bruce wrote many books and commentaries and was general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. He spent much of his time researching the formation of the canon with emphasis on the New Testament. The content of this review will highlight how FF Bruce offers his interpretive definition, review, and critique of the entire canon of Scripture. The Canon of Scripture is divided into four sections: the introduction, followed by the Old and New Testaments, and ending with the conclusion and appendix. The introduction defines the word canon. The second section provides Bruce's explanation of the Old Testament canon, starting with the Hebrew Bible. The author writes about the discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which have given us a greater understanding of the Hebrew Bible. Bruce then explains the translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek called the Septuagint. He concludes by explaining how the canon was viewed by the faith of the early Church…middle of the paper…did not fit the overall goal of the book which is to define the canon of Scripture. These lessons do not accord with the flow of the book as they involve other areas, including textual criticism, which distances the reader from how the canon was formed. The Canon of Scripture is a scholarly writing that explains how the formation of the canon was completed. Bruce begins with how the Old Testament was formed, then moves on to the New Testament and gives a historical account of how it was put together. Explores the Gnostic writers and how they pushed the church to begin forming the New Testament canon because the Gnostic teachings opposed those of the church. This book provides adequate historical research to demonstrate what the author wants to accomplish, which is to provide answers to any questions that would be asked about how the canon was formed..