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Time |
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Author |
Included |
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Early Second Century |
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Mutorian Canon |
4 Gospels, Acts, 13 Pauline letters, Jude, II John and Revelation and he makes reference to Revelation of Peter and the Wisdom of Solomon. |
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Early Second Century |
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Marcion |
Gospel of Luke and 10 Pauline letters |
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Early Second Century |
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Valentinus |
Matthew, Luke, Acts, John, I John, 10 Pauline letters, Hebrews and Revelation |
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Early Second Century |
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Origen |
Undisputed: 4 Gospels, Acts, the Pauline letters, I Peter, I John, Revelation Disputed: II Peter, II and III John, James, Jude, the Didache. He included the Epistle of Barnabas, the Gospel of Hebrews, and the Acts of Paul and the Shepherd of Hermas was regarded as scripture. |
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Mid Second Century |
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Cyprian |
the 4 Gospels, Acts, 9 Pauline letters (not Philemon), I Peter, I John, and Revelation. He saw the Shepherd of Hermas as scripture and considered the Didache as a collection of apostolic quotations. |
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Latter half of Second Century |
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St. Clement |
Gospel of the Egyptians, the Preaching of Peter, and the Traditions of Matthias, but he preferred the four Gospels. He included Jude, I and II John, and I Peter |
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Late Second Century |
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Irenaeus |
4 gospels, Acts, I and II John, I Peter, 13 Pauline letters (excluding Philemon), James, Hebrews and Revelation. Shepherd of Hermas was seen as scripture. |
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Late Second Century |
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Tertullian |
4 Gospels, Acts, 13 of Paul's letters, I Peter, I John , Jude, Revelation, and the Epistle to Hebrews. |
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Seventh Century |
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Translation of Mutorian Canon into Latin |
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Fourth Century |
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Codex Sinaiticus |
27 books of the current New Testament including the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas |
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Fourth Century |
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Codex Vaticanus |
It was torn at the end, and incomplete, but included 21 books and parts of Hebrews |
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Fourth Century |
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Codex Cheltenham |
4 Gospels, 13 Pauline Letters(not Hebrews), Acts, Revelation, I John and I Peter |
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Fifth Century |
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Codex Alexandrinus |
27 books of the present New Testament and I and II Clement |
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Sixth Century |
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Codex Claromotanus |
I and II Thessalonians, Hebrews, Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Acts of Paul, and Revelation of Peter |
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Sixteenth Century |
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Martin Luther |
To the 4 Gospels and 13 Pauline letters he did not want to but included Jude, James, Hebrews, and Revelation |
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1545 - 1563 |
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Council of Trent |
The Catholic church officially closed the canon and no more can be added. |
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1672 - 1750 |
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L.A. Muratori |
Discovered and published the Mutorian Canon |
