Bibliology · Foundational
The Canon of Scripture
God determined the sixty-six books of the Bible when He inspired them, and His people recognized them as His Word; no council created the canon.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Show from Jesus' own words which books made up the Old Testament He received
2
Explain how the New Testament books carried apostolic, self-attesting authority from the day they were written
3
Explain why councils recognized and listed the books but did not create the canon
4
Describe fairly why Roman Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include the Apocrypha, and why Baptists do not receive it as Scripture
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