[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] How Were The Books Of The Bible Chosen

[Michael Moore]

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How Were The Books Of The Bible Chosen

 

The Bible is made up of 66 books, written by approximately 40 authors over a period of 1,500 years. 

The word “canon” means “measuring rod,” and it’s the word that describes the standard version of Scriptures we have today. The careful process of determining which books would make up the Christian Bible occurred in the early church. 

The earliest indications of Old Testament canon come from the time of Ezra and Nehemiah during the Babylonian captivity (605–535 b.c.). But the process was probably not complete until sometime around 200 b.c. Deciding which books to include was done by senior priests based on general agreement that each book was authentic and divinely inspired. 

The Old Testament is not greatly disputed and is generally the same for both Protestants and Jews. These writings are repeatedly affirmed and quoted at least 400 times in the New Testament by Jesus and others! 

We know more about development of the New Testament. The majority of these 27 books were recognized as inspired within 50 years of the death of the apostle John. By careful, prayerful evaluation, the early church reviewed the best nominees to include. They began by choosing books that were endorsed by the apostles. For example, Peter recognized Paul’s writings as Scripture (2 Peter 3:15, 16). 

The first New Testament “canon” was the Muratorian Canon, compiled in a.d. 170. It included everything but Hebrews, James, and 3 John. Then in a.d. 363, the Council of Laodicea affirmed all 27 books were to be read in the church. Later councils within the next 50 years also affirmed the same 27 books as authoritative. 

The history of this process demonstrates that God’s hand was leading all along the way. The church recognized and received by faith documents that had the obvious mark of divine inspiration. An unbiased study of all the different pieces of literature from this time will affirm the clear mark of the true Word of God. 




KEY BIBLE TEXTS 
"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."

"Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever."

Psalms 12:6-7

 

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