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The Canon Under FireTwo Falsehoods About the NT Canon
James Patrick Holding
Tekton Apologetics Ministries
http://www.tektonics.org
“Skeptics silenced….rogues refuted.”
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Falsehood #1“It was thrown together by (take
your pick)…”
1)Random chance
2)The emperor Constantine
3)The Council of Nicaea
4)Aliens from outer space (OK, I made that one up…)
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What is a Canon?
• A canon is a religion’s or organization’s collection of normative, sacred or important books
• Canons are defined by authority (truth) and relevance
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Factors in Canonization
• Apostolic authority
• Usage in the churches
• The “rule of faith”
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Process of Canonization
• Precedent for a canon
• The words of Jesus start the “canon ball” rolling
• Heretics raised the need for a “canon wall”
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Marcion: The Arch-Canonizer• Distanced the God of
the NT from that of the OT
• Created his own “canon”
• Accelerated the canonical process
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The Canonization Continues• Gospels and Paul’s
letters as “mini-canons”
• The making of lists
• Candidates considered and discarded
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Constantine: The “Evil Emperor”?
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Falsehood #2
“The contents are corrupted.”
1)“Books were included that should not have been.”
2)“Books were excluded that should not have been.”
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The Facts About The “Fringe”
• 20 of the 27 books were never questioned
• 7 books were examined, then let in:
2 PeterJudeJamesHebrews2, 3 JohnRevelation
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Open the Door and Let Us In? • Shepherd of
Hermas
• Epistle of Barnabas
• 1 Clement
• Gospel of the Egyptians
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If They Think They Can Do Better…There’s
Always This:
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Further Reading
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/ntcanon.html
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/otcanon.html
http://www.tektonics.org/qt/thomasgospel.html
http://www.tektonics.org/garagesale.html