There were several books that were read in the early Church like Clement to the Corinthians, the Didache, the Shepherd or Hermas, that were treated like scripture, but the CC didn't include them in the Canon. There were some books like 3 John and Jude and Revelation which weren't going to make the Canon and they did at the last minute. The Apocalypse of Peter didn't make it, despite being read by early Christians.
There were several Old Testament canons. There were the Sadducees who only accepted the Torah (first five books). There were the Pharisees, who only accepted the books in the Protestant Old Testament. There there was the Greek Septuagint, which is quoted 86% times in the New Testament.
The New Testament was canonized in about 380AD at a Synod in Rome. Then at the Councils of Hippo and Carthage they ratified the canon. By "they" I mean the Catholic Church.
There were several books that were read in the early Church like Clement to the Corinthians, the Didache, the Shepherd or Hermas, that were treated like scripture, but the CC didn't include them in the Canon. There were some books like 3 John and Jude and Revelation which weren't going to make the Canon and they did at the last minute. The Apocalypse of Peter didn't make it, despite being read by early Christians.
rugbycampo 6 months ago
There were several Old Testament canons. There were the Sadducees who only accepted the Torah (first five books). There were the Pharisees, who only accepted the books in the Protestant Old Testament. There there was the Greek Septuagint, which is quoted 86% times in the New Testament.
The New Testament was canonized in about 380AD at a Synod in Rome. Then at the Councils of Hippo and Carthage they ratified the canon. By "they" I mean the Catholic Church.
rugbycampo 6 months ago