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Ten Facts to Remember

by ccpwebteam | Jul 24, 2013 | New Testament Canon

I’ve posted material from Dr. Michael Kruger several times on this blog. (For instance, check out this post for a lot of info.) He’s the author of my favorite book on the formation of the New Testament: Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books

He recently completed blogging through a series that’s helpful for any of us who want to be able to know and speak about the way our New Testament came together. Each of the post titles below link to the post on Dr. Kruger’s website. Check it out…

Ten Basic Facts About the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize

  1. “The New Testament Books are the Earliest Christian Writings We Possess”
  2. “Apocryphal Writings Are All Written in the Second Century or Later”
  3. “The New Testament Books Are Unique Because They Are Apostolic Books”
  4. “Some NT Writers Quote Other NT Writers as Scripture”
  5. “The Four Gospels are Well Established by the End of the Second Century”
  6. “At the End of the Second Century, the Muratorian Fragment lists 22 of Our 27 NT Books”
  7. “Early Christians Often Used Non-Canonical Writings”
  8. “The NT Canon Was Not Decided at Nicea—Nor Any Other Church Council”
  9. “Christians  Did Disagree about the Canonicity of Some NT Books”
  10. “Early Christians Believed that Canonical Books Were Self-Authenticating”

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