What is Biblical canon? Explain Biblical canon, Define Biblical canon, Meaning of Biblical canon

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Title: What is Biblical canon? Explain Biblical canon, Define Biblical canon, Meaning of Biblical canon
Created on: 2018-10-03

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Description: A biblical canon or canon of scripture is a set of texts which a particular religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The English word "canon" comes from the Greek κανών, meaning "rule" or "measuring stick". Christians became the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulrich regards the idea as Jewish.Most of the canons listed below are considered by adherents "closed" , reflecting a belief that public revelation has ended and thus some person or persons can gather approved inspired texts into a complete and authoritative canon, which scholar Bruce Metzger defines as "an authoritative collection of books". In contrast, an "open canon", which permits the addition of books through the process of continuous revelation, Metzger defines as "a collection of authoritative books". These canons have developed through debate and agreement on the part of the religious authorities of their respective faiths and denominations. Believers consider canonical books as inspired by God or as expressive of the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people. Some books, such as the Jewish-Christian gospels, have been excluded from various canons altogether, but many disputed books—considered non-canonical or even apocryphal by some—are considered to be Biblical apocrypha or deuterocanonical or fully canonical by others. Differences exist between the Jewish Tanakh and Christian biblical canons, although the Jewish Tanakh did form the basis for the Christian Old Testament, and between the canons of different Christian denominations. In some cases where varying strata of scriptural inspiration have accumulated, it becomes prudent to discuss texts that only have an elevated status within a particular tradition. This becomes even more complex when considering the open canons of the various Latter Day Saint sects—which are usually viewed as divergent from biblical Christianity —and the scriptural revelations purportedly given to several leaders over the years within that movement.

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[rosalindbrown]

What's books are considered cannons

[docpearson]

Very good commentary. However, I think I found something that you might find interesting. It shows there actually was an official council “the council of Carthage” The exact date 28 August 397 AD that specifically addressed and agreed on the canon, and it was sent to Rome to be ratified. And they also refer to Saint Augustine of hippo, who presented some guidance, as to which were Canon.

Here is a link to that documentation.

[jonathantshibula]

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