Orthodoxy & Scripture 3A: History of the New Testament

This video is part 3A in my series on Holy Scripture. In this video, I begin discussing the history of the New Testament and the process by which the Holy Spirit guided the Church to canonize our current 27 books. This video discusses the criteria by which candidates for Holy Scripture were judged, the three major classifications of candidates for Holy Scripture, and the opinions of various early Fathers, in chronological order, on what was and wasn't Holy Scripture.

By the far the best website I've seen on the development of the New Testament canon: http://www.ntcanon.org/

An excellent table of which Fathers (and heretics) accepted which books: http://www.ntcanon.org/table.shtml

Also included on this website is a table with more information about the books which were candidates for Holy Scripture in the early Church but are not included in our current New Testament, including links to websites where you can read the texts: http://www.ntcanon.org/writings.shtml

To read the writings of Sts. Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Justin the Philosopher, Irenaeus and more Apostolic Fathers, visit: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.toc.html

To read the writings of St. Clement of Alexandria, visit: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf02.vi.html

To read the Muratorian Fragment, an anonymous early list of canonical New Testament books, visit: http://www.bible-researcher.com/muratorian.html

If you're interested in this topic, I highly suggest that you pick up a copy of Bruce Metzger's "The Canon of the New Testament," by far the best modern scholarly work on the development of the New Testament canon.

Don't forget to check out my blog for more information about this and other topics: http://piousfabrications.blogspot.com

If you want to contact me personally, my e-mail address davidpwithun@yahoo.com

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[KeroroGunsouTX]

If God really exists and wanted his will to be known he could have made a YouTube video explaining himself.

[davidpwithun]

@KeroroGunsouTX Thank God that he doesn't reveal himself to someone with such an attitude and misunderstanding!

[MyBetty111]

Slow down, you read too fast. The jumble of words is like an avalanche fogging the brain, driving one to "insanity."

[davidpwithun]

@MyBetty111 Then watch it again :)

[vasilyjc1955]

@IanMillsN What Islamic scripture? The Koran is full of inaccuracies and is not historically based. Whereas in Scriptures there exists historical facts. Christ is the center of Christianity.

I highly recommend a recent book: Facing Islam, by Ralph H. Sidway. Klayve of Blessed Seraphim Press.

This book confronts the fallacies of Islam and the truths of Orthodox Christianity.

[IanMillsN]

Its not a matter of Islamic Scripture vs Christian Scripture, as the Bible is not the center of the Christian Faith. Rather it is a matter of whether or not Jesus Christ was the Son of God as He and all of the apostolic and early Christian witnesses claimed.

It is upon this, that the claims of Christianity are staked and with this that they shall rise or fall.

[prophecyunveiled]

I WOULD CALL YOUR SAYINS ABOUT WHAT OTHER WRITERS WROTE IS FALSE! BECAUSE NO,NOONE IOS SPEAKING OF THE;"BOOKS OF "MOSHE"!! WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY TELLING PEOPLE IS THAT THOSE WRITERS ;"ALTERED THE TRUE BOOKS" AND REVISED THEM! WHICH MEANS TO A WISE MAND;"CHANGED"!! CONCLUDING THAT ;"LIES" HAVE REPLACED THE TRUTH! "THE ;"TARES" MIXED IN THE;"WHEAT"!

[1MoreMuslim]

Imam Ibn Hajr Asqalani(r) narrates the following Hadith in Chapter 7, At-Talaq (Divorce), The Book of Marriage

Narrated Ibn Umar : Allahs Messenger (SAWS) said, The lawful thing which Allah hates most is divorce.

This Hadith, despite it's chain of narration, is considered WEAK. It look much more authentic than any of the church fathers affirmation about the NT.

[1MoreMuslim]

"Hadith Authenticity - people hundreds of years later say so so" Hadiths are related to companions of the prophet, you have to read about Bukhari. Bukhari didn't invent narrators, he traveled all over the middle east to collect those narrations. We have thousands of Hadith which have unbroken chain of narration, but still considered not true. Again if we use the same std, no saying of Jesus would be authentic.

Just the contradictions in the accounts make it fit in the FABRICATED category.