Evidence of an Early New Testament Canon by Norman Geisler & Shawn Nelson

Author:Norman Geisler & Shawn Nelson [Geisler, Norman]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bastion Books
Published: 2015-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

All doubts stemmed from questioning authorship. Since apostleship and propheticity is the basis for determining inspiration, in the case where a book was not received, it was typically because people questioned its authorship. Seraphon of Antioch (AD 191 – 211) emphasized this point: “For our part, brethren, we receive both Peter and the other apostles as Christ; but as men of experience we reject the writings falsely inscribed with their names, since we know that such were not handed down to us.”[49] Historically there were even a handful of New Testament books where authorship was questioned. These were Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, Jude and Revelation. Doubts stemmed from doubting authorship. “In every case the principle on which a book was accepted, or doubts against it laid aside, was the historical tradition of apostolicity.”[50] However, the fact that some New Testament books were initially disputed should not cause too much concern. “We should not use lack of agreement over the edges of the canon as evidence for the lack of the existence of a canon.”[51] Apostolic authorship for these books was eventually recognized, and when it was inspiration was also confirmed—and then they were received into the canon.

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