The document discusses the origins and development of the biblical canon. It explains that the canon refers to the list of books acknowledged as divinely inspired scripture. The Old Testament canon was established among the Hebrews, while the New Testament canon emerged as the writings of apostles and their associates were recognized as authoritative by the early Christian church. By the 4th century, the broad contours of the modern Protestant canon had been settled upon.
Contents of this presentation:
1. What is Christ?
- Direct statements of the Eternity and Deity of the Son of God
- Implications that the Son of God is Eternal
2. The importance of the Issue
3. Some clues to the possibility of the doctrine Myth, Art and Logic
4. Arguments for Christ’s Divinity
Presentation on the topic "Resurrection of Jesus" . Contains word study of the word "resurrection", harmonization of the Gospel accounts and historical evidence for the death, empty tomb and post-mortem appearances of Jesus.
Contents of this presentation:
1. What is Christ?
- Direct statements of the Eternity and Deity of the Son of God
- Implications that the Son of God is Eternal
2. The importance of the Issue
3. Some clues to the possibility of the doctrine Myth, Art and Logic
4. Arguments for Christ’s Divinity
Presentation on the topic "Resurrection of Jesus" . Contains word study of the word "resurrection", harmonization of the Gospel accounts and historical evidence for the death, empty tomb and post-mortem appearances of Jesus.
All about the bible, how it was put together, why certain books were left out, how do we know that it\'s divine, what about the Da Vinci Code, dealing with "contradictions", etc.
God gave us His Word for a purpose. God wants us to be with Him in heaven. To do this we must change from serving Satan to serving God. God gave His Word so we would know how to live our lives. God gave His Word so we would change.
Tomorrow we are starting a new series of study:
“The New Man” is a seminar that will focus on the spirit of man, its soul and its body.
We will learn the properties of each one of these three parts of man.
Our spirit is called to be the ruling part of us, actually, our spirit is the main part of our being, and is the place where the spirit of God dwells in.
We meet in Room #3 at CTF Toronto Wednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. I invite you to come and participate with us in this discovery of how to let our spirit become the ruler of our life.
10 Attributes of God Lesson 2 SovereigntyJerry Smith
This is a series of ten lessons on the attributes of God. These lessons are not meant for seminary study, but for the everyday believer who wants to gain a practical understanding of the subject for their own personal growth and reading; for small group bible studies, or for teaching in church.
Spiritual Maturity: Growing your relationship with Christ - Church Of Christ ...Jenny Jay Rapirap
Topic: Spiritual Maturity: Growing your relationship with Christ - Church Of Christ in Las Pinas - Bro Jenny Jay Rapirap - Message/Sermon - June 11, 2017
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To God All the Glory!
This is a lesson in the Crossroads programme, a discipleship programme written by Dr Kevin Smith and offered by the South African Theological Seminary. This lesson is about the Person of the Holy Spirit.
False Signs, Wicked Deception, and Strong DelusionDave Stewart
John uses 7 signs in his gospel. Why should you believe in those signs, but not modern miracles? In this lesson we’ll learn that there are genuine and false miracles, and purpose of the miracles of Jesus and apostles was to confirm that they spoke of God. Having accomplished that purpose, miracles to confirm the veracity of a speaker are no longer necessary. God has provided the Scriptures so that we may believe and have life.
All about the bible, how it was put together, why certain books were left out, how do we know that it\'s divine, what about the Da Vinci Code, dealing with "contradictions", etc.
God gave us His Word for a purpose. God wants us to be with Him in heaven. To do this we must change from serving Satan to serving God. God gave His Word so we would know how to live our lives. God gave His Word so we would change.
Tomorrow we are starting a new series of study:
“The New Man” is a seminar that will focus on the spirit of man, its soul and its body.
We will learn the properties of each one of these three parts of man.
Our spirit is called to be the ruling part of us, actually, our spirit is the main part of our being, and is the place where the spirit of God dwells in.
We meet in Room #3 at CTF Toronto Wednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. I invite you to come and participate with us in this discovery of how to let our spirit become the ruler of our life.
10 Attributes of God Lesson 2 SovereigntyJerry Smith
This is a series of ten lessons on the attributes of God. These lessons are not meant for seminary study, but for the everyday believer who wants to gain a practical understanding of the subject for their own personal growth and reading; for small group bible studies, or for teaching in church.
Spiritual Maturity: Growing your relationship with Christ - Church Of Christ ...Jenny Jay Rapirap
Topic: Spiritual Maturity: Growing your relationship with Christ - Church Of Christ in Las Pinas - Bro Jenny Jay Rapirap - Message/Sermon - June 11, 2017
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CHURCH OF CHRIST IN LAS PINAS INC.
Block 21, Lot 11, San Emilio St., Metrocor West B, Brgy. Talon 5, Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1747
Contact Nos. +632 806-5350 / +63 926-948-6900
+632 475-9530 / +63 932-848-6198
To God All the Glory!
This is a lesson in the Crossroads programme, a discipleship programme written by Dr Kevin Smith and offered by the South African Theological Seminary. This lesson is about the Person of the Holy Spirit.
False Signs, Wicked Deception, and Strong DelusionDave Stewart
John uses 7 signs in his gospel. Why should you believe in those signs, but not modern miracles? In this lesson we’ll learn that there are genuine and false miracles, and purpose of the miracles of Jesus and apostles was to confirm that they spoke of God. Having accomplished that purpose, miracles to confirm the veracity of a speaker are no longer necessary. God has provided the Scriptures so that we may believe and have life.
Acts 4, Sadducees, Nazareth, Nazarene, a shoot, branch, netser, no other Name...Valley Bible Fellowship
Acts Chapter 4, Sadducees, Nazareth, Nazarene, a shoot, branch, netser, no other Name, allos or heteros, unwilling, would not believe, obey government, moved driven or carried along by the Holy Spirit, Spirit filled, boldness, koinonia, Socialism
The second baptism that God has for His children is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is the 5th foundation stone in this teaching series. How does God display His power in your life? Which gift of the Holy Spirit have you received?
Paul’s work in Corinth, as described by Luke in Acts, portrays his work as being very bold in teaching and opposing the Jews. But to the Corinthians, Paul wrote that he was among them in fear and weakness. He even explains to them his boasting in weakness because of God’s grace with regard to the thorn in the flesh. So it’s not surprising that at one point he tells the Corinthians that he has treasure in jars of clay. He is speaking of himself as a jar of clay and the treasure is the message of Jesus Christ. This lesson encourages us to boast on our weaknesses, like Paul, so that the treasure can be shared with all.
This is a presentation given by Dr. John Oakes in Hong Kong 1/11/2012. John acknowledges that, although all the notes and power point are his, many of the thoughts come from a similar presentation by Dr. Douglas Jacoby at the 2011 ARS Christian evidences conference. Audio will be in the ARS store soon.
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on the evidence which supports belief in the biblical Jesus at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego Saturdays 9:00-10:30. Your are invited to attend, but the power point, outline and audios will be posted here.
The following data give the selling price, squarefootage, number.docxcherry686017
The following data give the selling price, square
footage, number of bedrooms, and age of houses
that have sold in a neighborhood in the past 6
months. Develop three regression models to predict
the selling price based upon each of the other factors
individually. Which of these is best?
SELLING SQUARE AGE
PRICE($) FOOTAGE BEDROOMS (YEARS)
64,000 1,670 2 30
59,000 1,339 2 25
61,500 1,712 3 30
79,000 1,840 3 40
87,500 2,300 3 18
92,500 2,234 3 30
95,000 2,311 3 19
113,000 2,377 3 7
115,000 2,736 4 10
138,000 2,500 3 1
142,500 2,500 4 3
144,000 2,479 3 3
145,000 2,400 3 1
147,500 3,124 4 0
144,000 2,500 3 2
155,500 4,062 4 10
165,000 2,854 3 3
An Overview of Christian Scriptures or the Bible (Cf. William Portier, Tradition and Incarnation (Paulist Press, 1994), 97-147.)
The term “Scripture” is from the Latin and means “writing.” In a similar vein, the term “Bible” is from the Greek and means “books.” What follows are responses to a few questions regarding the Bible.
Who composed the Bible?
One needs to think a little differently about the authors of the books in the Bible than one thinks about authors of contemporary writings such as Stephen Prothero’s composing God Is Not One. The focus on biblical authorship is not to celebrate the genius of particular individuals who decided to publish their personal views on God. Many individuals had a hand in composing the final versions of the books of the Bible, but these individuals wrote them in the context of their communities of faith, drawing their material from a variety of written and oral sources passed on in the communities of faith. The Christian Bible has as its primary purpose witnessing to and passing on the faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, revealed in Jesus Christ. The writings are always in service to the Church’s faith in Jesus. It is the community of faith who produced the Bible and continues to make the Bible a living Word through its entering into the text as the normative source for understanding how God has worked, is working, and will continue to be present in the communal and personal lives of the ecclesia in the world.
What do we know about the authors of the New Testament?
We know, for example, that an individual, Paul of Tarsus, a convert after Jesus’s death and resurrection, wrote letters to some of the communities where his preaching inspired believers to form some of the earliest Christian communities. The Letter to the Galatians is an example of one of those letters. Paul’s powerful message communicated in his letters focused on the Good News of salvation and new life found through faith in the risen Christ. These letters are some of the earliest Christian writings that we have. Other letters are attributed to apostles whose names are mentioned in the Gospels, especially Peter, John, and James. The Gospels too are associated with the names of four individuals, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These names are of individuals who were close to Jesus ...
Bible Alive Jesus Christ 003: "The Starting Point for Christology"BibleAlive
We explore the facts which are “rock bottom” which lead us beyond history into Christology proper, since they raise the meaning and significance of the “Jesus event”: 1) Jesus’ death on the cross and 2) the Easter kerygma. Learn about the origins of the Four Gospels. See the extra-biblical documents that record the execution of Jesus. Learn the pre-Pauline formula of 1 Corinthians 15:3b-5 and its ramifications. Read the “empty-tomb” narratives and discover their meaning.
Revelation Bible Study - Jesus messages to the seven churchesPaulo Rabello
Brief Bible Study on Revelation chapters 2 & 3.
Good support for the Adult Bible Study Guide (Sabbath School Lesson) on Revelation. (2019 Jan, Feb, Mar)
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
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The Canon of Scripture
Adrian Dighe
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‘canon’ – what does it mean?
‘the list of the writings acknowledged by
the church as documents of divine
revelation’.
In this sense first used by Athanasius,
bishop of Alexandria in a letter of AD 367.
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the Greek word kanōn
a rod, especially a straight rod used as a rule
or measure
common meaning in English – ‘rule’ or
‘standard’
An example - ‘canons’ (‘rules’) of the Church
of England.
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the Greek word kanōn
a straight rod might have a series of ‘marks’
eg measures of length
so the word came to mean ‘series’ or ‘list’
this is the usage in the term canon of scripture
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Modern meaning of canon
the list of books deemed inspired as Holy
Scripture
the list of books which are uniquely
acknowledged to be the rule of Christian
belief and practice.
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‘People of the book’
Christians are known as ‘people of the book’
Conformity to what the book prescribes is a
major test of loyalty to their religious faith and
practice
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The Christian Bible comprises Old and New
Testaments
• In English ‘testament’ = a will
• Latin testamentum = a will
• This Latin word is used as the translation of
a Greek word –diathēkē
• diathēkē = agreement or settlement
between two parties
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diathēkē.
• It is used especially where one party is superior in power or
is able to confer privileges on an inferior, while the inferior
undertakes obligations to the superior.
• This word could also be rendered by our word ‘covenant’
and distinctively is used to indicate an agreement between
God and human beings
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The Book
The function of the Book was to bear witness
to Christ.
The road to Emmaus
The disciples increasingly discovered ‘in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself’
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Hebrew Bible
• The function of the book was to bear witness
to Jesus
• Jesus enters the synagogue and is handed the
scroll of Isaiah from which he reads and then
states “today this scripture has been fulfilled
in your hearing” Luke 4:18 f
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Old Testament
The first Christians viewed the Old Testament
(as it came to be known) as a book about
Jesus – they discovered increasingly ‘in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself’, just
as Jesus described to the 2 disciples on the
road to Emmaus
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Hebrew Bible
There are 24 books in 3 divisions
1. The Tôrāh - law or ‘direction’: the five books
of Moses which are Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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Hebrew Bible
2. The Nebiim ‘prophets’: the former
Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Samuel &
Kings) and the latter prophets (Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel and the Book of the
Twelve Prophets)
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Hebrew Bible
3. The Ketubim ‘writings’: eleven books -
Psalms, Proverbs & Job; and then the
scrolls (Megillot) of Song of Songs, Ruth,
Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther; then
finally Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah (one book)
and Chronicles.
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Septuagint
This is a Greek version of the Law and the
Prophets. It was the work of seventy elders of
Israel brought to Alexandria for the purpose. It
is because of this legend that the name
Septuagint (from Latin septuaguinta ‘seventy’)
came to be attached to this version.
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Septuagint
The order of books in the Septuagint which
has come down to us as the Christian Old
Testament differs from that in the Hebrew
Bible.
There are extra books too – which we refer to
as the Apocrypha
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The Chester Beatty Papyri
A folio from P46 containing
2 Corinthians 11:33-12:9
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Early Church Fathers
Melito
Origen
Athanasius
Council of Hippo (Augustine)
Jerome (The Latin Vulgate)
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The Reformation
Luther – the canon should include those books
that ‘preach Christ’
Eventually the apocrypha is separated as an
appendix by the Protestants but the Catholics
retain it
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The 39 Articles of Religion (CofE)
These are authoritative for the C of E
Article VI deals with scripture (1562)
‘Holy scripture contains all things necessary
for salvation, what isn’t in there is not
required to be believed as an article of faith’
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The Old Testament
Genesis Exodus Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua Judges Ruth 1 & 2
Samuel 1& 2 Kings 1 & 2
Chronicles 1 & 2 Esdras
(Ezra – Nehemiah)
Esther Job Psalms Proverbs
Ecclesiastes Songs of
Solomon
4 Prophets the Greater
12 Prophets the Less
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The Other Books – to be read for an example
and instruction
3 & 4 Esdras
Tobias Judith
The rest of Esther
Book of Wisdom
Jesus Son of Sirach
Baruch the Prophet
Story of Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Manasses
1 & 2 Maccabees
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The Authorised Bible
The Geneva Bible has the apocrypha as an
appendix
Vocal Puritans object
The Authorised has it in (1611) –George
Abbott (Archbishop of Canterbury) forbids
binding or selling without it – or 1 yr in
prison!
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End of the Apocrypha
In 1644 the Long Parliament bans it being read
in C of E
In 1647 the Westminster Assembly banishes it
from the ‘canon’
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The Bible Societies
• British & Foreign Bible Society formed in 1804 to promote
production and circulation of Bibles for personal use
• It has equal nos of Anglicans and free church members
• Most anti apocrypha but big row in 1826 lasting 5 yrs.
After that none included and people were quite happy
• Present to King Edward VII refused as ‘mutilated’ !
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The New Testament
Why add to the Hebrew Scriptures?
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Apostles
The apostles had been “made sufficient as
ministers of a new covenant”
“who also made us sufficient as ministers of
the new covenant, not of the letter but of the
Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives
life.” (2 Cor 3:6)
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The Gospel – divine revelation
Not only was the Gospel delivered – itself a divine
revelation- but it was also preached “in the Holy Ghost” (1
Pet 1:12).
“To them [the prophets] it was revealed that, not to
themselves, but to us they were ministering the things
which now have been reported to you through those who
have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent
from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.”
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The Gospel – divine revelation
In fact the very words in which it was clothed
were “of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor 2:13).
“These things we also speak, not in words
which man’s wisdom teaches but which the
Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things
with spiritual.”
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Apostles and scripture
Their own commands were therefore of divine
authority (1 Thess 4:2)
“for you know what commandments we gave
you through the Lord Jesus.”
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Apostles and scripture
Their writings were the record of these
commands (2 Thess 2:15).
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the
traditions which you were taught, whether by
word or our epistle.”
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Apostles and scripture
They were to be obeyed (2 Thess 3:14).
“And if anyone does not obey our word in this
epistle, note that person and do not keep
company with him, that he may be ashamed.”
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Apostles and scripture
The test of a Spirit led man is to
recognise that what was written to them
was “the commandments of the Lord” (1
Cor 14:37).
“If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet
or spiritual, let him acknowledge that
the things which I write to you are the
commandments of the Lord.”
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Paul and scripture
Paul combines what we call OT with these
new writings in 1 Tim 5:18
For the Scripture says, “You shall not
muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,”
[a] and, “The laborer is worthy of his
wages.” [b]
[a] Deuteronomy 25:4
[b] Luke 10:7
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The Gospels
The gospels were authoritative because they
preserved the sayings of Jesus, and the church
knew of no higher authority.
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Pauline letters
The epistles of Paul were authoritative
because he was recognised uniquely as an
acknowledged apostle to the Gentiles.
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The Acts of the Apostles
Written by a Gospel writer and an associate of
Paul – so a reliable and inspired source. Paul
even quoted it in his own letters.
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Heresy and Gnosticism
Marcion – listed his own version of the New
Testament.
It was not a list customarily used by the whole
church – it was narrow and reflected his own
teaching
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Modern interpretation of canon
The four “Criteria for Canonicity”:-
1. Apostolic Origin – or 1st
generation
companions
2. Universal Acceptance by end 4thC
3. Liturgical use – read publicly at weekly
gathering of the Lord’s Supper
4. Consistent message
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The New Testament Books
Authorship Date Place of Origin
Matthew Apostle M 75-85 Antioch
Mark John Mark 67-72 Rome
Luke Luke 75-90 Greece?
John Apostle John 90-100 Asia Minor
Acts Luke 75-90 Greece?
Romans Apostle Paul 55-56 Corinth
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The New Testament Books
Authorship Date Place of origin
1 Corinthians Paul 4-55 Ephesus
2 Corinthians Paul 55 Macedonia
Galatians Paul 55 Ephesus?
Ephesians Paul 60-62 Rome
Philippians Paul 60-62 Rome
Colossians Paul 60-62 Rome
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The New Testament Books
Authorship Date Place of origin
1 Thess Paul 50-51 Corinth
2 Thess Paul 50-51 Corinth
1 Timothy Paul 62-64 Macedonia
2 Timothy Paul 64-68 Rome
Titus Paul 62-64 Macedonia
Philemon Paul 60-62 Rome
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The New Testament Books
Authorship Date Place of origin
Hebrews Anonymous 62-66 Asia Minor?
James James, brother
of Jesus
50-60? Unknown
1 Peter Apostle Peter 63-64 Rome
2 Peter [Apostle Peter] 80-90? Unknown
1 John Apostle John 90-100 Asia Minor
2 John Apostle John 90-100 Asia Minor
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The New Testament Books
Authorship Date Place of origin
3 John Apostle John 90-100 Asia Minor
Jude Jude, brother of
Jesus
70-90? Unknown
Revelation Apostle John 96 Asia Minor