The New Testament Canon

Definition of CANON: from the Greek KANWN, meaning “measuring stick”

• tool used to determine proper measurement

• rule, model, standard, paradigm

• list of Scriptural Books considered to be authoritative, inspired

The 27 Canonical Books of the New Testament

• 4 Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

• 1 Acts of the Apostles

• 14 Epistles of Paul

• 7 Catholic Epistles

• 1 Revelation

Before there was a Canon, there were Early Christian Writings

Comparative Tables relevant to the Study of the New Testament Canon

• Books treated as Scripture by early Writers

• Disputed Books of the New Testament

The Heretic who first created a New Testament Canon: Marcion

The Development of the Canon of the New Testament

The Non-Canonical Writings

• The Non-Canonical Homepage (Wesley Center)

• Christian Apocrypha and Early Christian Literature (Gnostic Society Library)

• Bible der Häretiker (Gerd Lüdemann, University of Göttingen, Germany)