How and when was the canon of Scripture established, and by whom?

How did we get 66 books in our Bible? From one of our live events, Stephen Nichols and Steven Lawson discuss how the early church received the divinely inspired books that were handed down to them from the Apostles.

[oldbluelight]

I’m glad to see you showing how nuanced this is. It’s not as cut and dry as either side thinks it is.

[denonjoka]

Thanks Pst. Stephen Nicols & Pst. Steven Lawson *4 Answering This Powerful Question on "How Was The Canon of 66 Scriptures Established & By Whom After The Apostles ?" Where I Say That The 66 Books of The Bible Which Is 39 Books In The Old Testament & 27 Books In The New Testament Which Is 66 Books of The Bible Were Established By Our Great Almighty God 4 God's Word Says That Our LORD Gave The Word & Great Were Those Who Accompanied It 4 Scripture Is Given By The Inspiration of God & Is Profitable 4 Doctrine, 4 Correction, 4 Reproof & 4 Inspiration In Righteousness Written In Psalm 68:11 & 2nd Timothy 3:16 4 The 66 Books of The Bible Were Given By Our Great Almighty God* & God Bless Yu Pst. Stephen Nicols, Pst. Steven Lawson & Ligonier Ministries So Very Much 4 I Have Been Blessed.🙏🙏🕊️

[charliek]

Where do these categories come from and who has the authority to determine them?

[zacharyleblanc]

The council of Carthage also affirms the Catholic canon of the Old Testament. Also a council in 393 and a council in 419 affirms the Catholic canon too.
They definitely omitted some information there. They didn’t just recognize the New Testaments in those councils the recognized the Bible as a whole and it’s 73 books not 66 books.

[DUZCO]

If your Bible has 66 books, it's missing books. The septuagint bible, the Bible that JESUS AND THE APOSTLES read and reference when writing the new testament, contained the same 46 old testament books found in the catholic Bible. It is not only 39 books.
Later, in 382AD at the council of Rome, the Holy Spirit with catholic church added the 27 and closed the scripture

[cliffmorganekitson]

I've read through several Catholic councils, such as the council of Rome, the council of Trent, Vatican I and II, and I didn't find the word "established" anywhere 🤔 Could I know where you found it?

[kevinteichroeb]

The canon of Scripture was established by God. Men discovered which books do and do not belong in it, and made a list of the inspired writings.

[perfectmugwagwa]

So the Church can infallibly recognize the canon? Please show us the Luther canon before him until the first century exactly as it is.

[kevinclint]

GOD IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING, ………..PRAISE HIS PERFECT PRECIOUS HOLY AND WONDERFULL NAME, ……. AMEN

[terminat]

God wrote the Bible, and God worked in the hearts of men so that the proper number of books would be preserved in the canon.

[ralphjason]

What are your thoughts on reading the lost books of the bible. Should they be discarded just because they were found so much later after the Holy Bible we have now. I read and study from the King James Version. And to me the Holy Bible is alive and I am grateful for my eyes being opened to The Word of God. There was a time in my life when I was alot younger I couldn't read it. I didn't understand. And words and vocabulary would make it even more difficult to read. I found myself frustrated and never got it! But now after I prayed and asked the LORD to open my eyes and ears and HEART to His Holy Word, and He did.
I am not a bible scholar nor am I a theologian. I believe in JESUS CHRIST the son of God.
John 3:16 " for God so loved the world..."
U know the rest.
Thank you!

[Blink]

Athanasius' paschal letter was simply a letter sent to his constituents and wasn't meant to be binding on all Christians everywhere

[justfromcatholic]

A is a scripture because B says so and B is scripture because it says A is scripture. This is a circular argument, which the speaker applied to epistle of Peter's statement to what Paul wrote. Scripture is not self defined. There is no single verse in either Catholic or Protestant's Bibles that inform us the number and which books belong to Scripture. Christians in the first fourth century AD unanimously agree on inspiration of only 38 books of Old Testament and 20 books of New Testament. The status of Esther and deuterocanonical books were disputed and so were seven books of New Testament (2 Peter, 2 & 3 John, James, Jude, Hebrews and Revelation).

[nicholassantosuosso]

embarrassing they really can not answer the question---how do we know the canon is correct?

[akhiker]

Question ? What Reformation Study Bible does everyone like ? Any recommendations ?? I’m looking to buy one .
Is R.C. Sproul the only RSB ?

[aussiebloke]

Not sure why these guys use this discussion as an opportunity to bash the Roman Catholic Church? The Roman Catholic Church did not not exist as a separate entity when the the whole church (East and West) recognised the 27 books of the New Testament. There were some odd thoughts about whether The Didache or the Shepherd of Hermas should be included but the early church rejected them. The Old Testament is a bit different as it depends whether the Greek or Hebrew canon is followed.
I trust these guys realise that when the Early Church recognised the Canon of Scripture there were no American Protestants involved!

[MothyEmms]

Why did they ignore the contention of the apocrypha?

[manbad-xcos]

If we discovered more of Paul's letters would they be Scripture?

[rubiks]

A quite insufficient answer, but, at the end of the day, you have to trust God that He wants to communicate with us and that He is an effective communicator.

[SknappCFA]

An official list was created during the Council, and that means the canon was established there. Many other widely circulated “gospels” were written and recognized by others, but they were discarded by the Council and have been excluded ever since. All by a vote of humans! In the end, the Bible presents Western theories of the divine and human existence. It gives hope to millions of people. Other religions have similar documents with their own histories, and all of them seek to answer the question, “Why?” They’re given too much weight when people assign infallibility to them, meaning they declare their version to be the sole source of insight into the divine. Usually it starts with, “The Bible is the word of God because it declares itself to be.” That is circular logic, yet sects within the world’s great religions rely almost entirely on it.