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	\|style="background:#FFFFF0"\|<span style="display:none">12</span>Epistle		\|style="background:#FFFFF0"\|<span style="display:none">12</span>Epistle
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	\|style="background:#FFFFF0"\|<span style="display:none">13</span>Epistle		\|style="background:#FFFFF0"\|<span style="display:none">13</span>Epistle
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	=== Luther's Attempt to Discard New Testament books ===		=== Luther's Attempt to Discard New Testament books ===

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther%27s_canon Luther treated four books of the New Testament] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilegomena#Reformation "antilegomena,"] literally, books that had been "spoken against" or ~~criticized~~ in the patristic era. By contrast, Luther called books that were spoken of with the same reverence "homologoumena." The four books that Luther separated from ~~the rest of the New Testament~~ were:		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther%27s_canon Luther treated four books of the New Testament] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilegomena#Reformation "antilegomena,"] literally, books that had been "spoken against" or disputed in the patristic era. By contrast, Luther called books that were spoken of with the same reverence "homologoumena." The four disputed books that Luther separated from those that he thought were undisputed were:

	* Hebrews		* Hebrews

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	=== Luther's Attempt to Discard New Testament books ===		=== Luther's Attempt to Discard New Testament books ===

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther%27s_canon Luther treated four books of the New Testament as ~~apocryphal~~] ~~(not inspired by God)~~:		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther%27s_canon Luther treated four books of the New Testament] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilegomena#Reformation "antilegomena,"] literally, books that had been "spoken against" or criticized in the patristic era. By contrast, Luther called books that were spoken of with the same reverence "homologoumena." The four books that Luther separated from the rest of the New Testament were:

	* Hebrews		* Hebrews
	* James		* James
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	* Revelation		* Revelation

	These books were placed at the end of the New Testament, lacked page numbers, and did not appear in the index. This is exactly how Luther denigrated the [[LXX\|seven extra books of the Septuagint.]] Luther's rejection of the Septuagint material caught on with most Protestants; his rejection of the four New Testament books did not.		These books were placed at the end of the New Testament, lacked page numbers, and did not appear in the index. This is exactly how Luther denigrated the [[LXX\|seven extra books of the Septuagint.]] Luther's rejection of the Septuagint material caught on with most Protestants; his rejection of the four New Testament books did not. Some Protestants add 2 Peter and 2 and 3 John to the list for a total of seven "doubtful" books of the New Testament.

	== Early Non-canonical Christian Writings ==		== Early Non-canonical Christian Writings ==

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	\|style="background:#FFF4F4"\|<span style="display:none">01</span>[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/intro.htm '''Matthew''']		\|style="background:#FFF4F4"\|<span style="display:none">01</span>[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/intro.htm '''Matthew''']

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* [[Canon]].
			* [[Canon of the Old Testament]].

	[[Category:New Testament]]		[[Category:New Testament]]
	[[Category:Scripture Studies]]		[[Category:Scripture Studies]]

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			When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book.

			The gospel came first. The gospels came later. Oral tradition produced the communities that produced and preserved the scriptures of the New Testament.

	== The 27 books of the New Testament ==		== The 27 books of the New Testament ==

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	{\| {{Prettytable}}		{\| {{Prettytable}}
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	!date		!date
	!work		!work
	!comments		!comments
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century		\|width="17%" align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didache The Didache]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didache The Didache]
	\|"The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles." Catechism, Baptism, Eucharist.		\|"The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles." Catechism, Baptism, Eucharist.
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century		\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement Clement's Epistle to the Corinthians]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement Clement's Epistle to the Corinthians]
	\|"The epistle was publicly read from time to time at Corinth, and by the 4th century this usage had spread to other churches. It was included in the 5th century Codex Alexandrinus, which contained the entire Old and New Testaments."		\|"The epistle was publicly read from time to time at Corinth, and by the 4th century this usage had spread to other churches. It was included in the 5th century Codex Alexandrinus, which contained the entire Old and New Testaments."
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century		\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepherd_of_Hermas The Shepherd of Hermas]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepherd_of_Hermas The Shepherd of Hermas]
	\|"The work comprises five visions, twelve mandates, and ten parables. It relies on allegory and pays special attention to the Church, calling the faithful to repent of the sins that have harmed it."		\|"The work comprises five visions, twelve mandates, and ten parables. It relies on allegory and pays special attention to the Church, calling the faithful to repent of the sins that have harmed it."
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century		\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_of_Barnabas The Epistle of Barnabas]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_of_Barnabas The Epistle of Barnabas]
	\|After destruction of the Temple (70 AD) and before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba%27s_revolt Bar Kochba Revolt in 132 AD.] "In no other writing of that early time is the separation of the Gentile Christians from observant Jews so clearly insisted upon. The covenant promises, he maintains, belong only to the Christians (e.g. 4.6-8), and circumcision, and the entire Jewish sacrificial and ceremonial system are, according to him, due to misunderstanding."		\|After destruction of the Temple (70 AD) and before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba%27s_revolt Bar Kochba Revolt in 132 AD.] "In no other writing of that early time is the separation of the Gentile Christians from observant Jews so clearly insisted upon. The covenant promises, he maintains, belong only to the Christians (e.g. 4.6-8), and circumcision, and the entire Jewish sacrificial and ceremonial system are, according to him, due to misunderstanding."
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|align="right"\|4th century		\|align="right"\|4th century
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_literature Pseudo-Clement]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_literature Pseudo-Clement]

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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didache The Didache]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didache The Didache]
	\|"The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles." Catechism, Baptism, Eucharist.		\|"The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles." Catechism, Baptism, Eucharist.
			\|-
			\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
			\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement Clement's Epistle to the Corinthians]
			\|"The epistle was publicly read from time to time at Corinth, and by the 4th century this usage had spread to other churches. It was included in the 5th century Codex Alexandrinus, which contained the entire Old and New Testaments."
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	\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century		\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
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	\|"The work comprises five visions, twelve mandates, and ten parables. It relies on allegory and pays special attention to the Church, calling the faithful to repent of the sins that have harmed it."		\|"The work comprises five visions, twelve mandates, and ten parables. It relies on allegory and pays special attention to the Church, calling the faithful to repent of the sins that have harmed it."
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	\|align="right"\|		\|align="right"\|1st or 2nd century
	~~\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement Clement's Epistle to the Corinthians]~~
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	\|-
	~~\|align="right"\|~~
	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_of_Barnabas The Epistle of Barnabas]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_of_Barnabas The Epistle of Barnabas]
	\|		\|After destruction of the Temple (70 AD) and before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba%27s_revolt Bar Kochba Revolt in 132 AD.] "In no other writing of that early time is the separation of the Gentile Christians from observant Jews so clearly insisted upon. The covenant promises, he maintains, belong only to the Christians (e.g. 4.6-8), and circumcision, and the entire Jewish sacrificial and ceremonial system are, according to him, due to misunderstanding."
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	\|align="right"\|4th century		\|align="right"\|4th century