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The [[canon]] of the New Testament was not settled until 382-419 AD. Up until then, there were disagreements about which books to include and which to exclude from the official list of books inspired by God. | |||
The first column in this table, the Biblical order of the books, follows the Catholic canon rather than the Lutheran, which puts [[Canon#Attempt_to_Discard_New_Testament_books|Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation]] at the end as apocryphal works. | |||
All of the other columns are illustrative, not definitive. The Church has no dogmatic teachings on the date, author, or genre of the books of the New Testament; scholars disagree on these things. The more you learn about [[Biblical Criticism]], the more you may enter into these debates, if you wish to do so. I have followed the ''Jerome Biblical Commentary'' and the ''New American Bible'' in constructing this table, for the most part. | |||
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Revision as of 21:05, 6 March 2011
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The canon of the New Testament was not settled until 382-419 AD. Up until then, there were disagreements about which books to include and which to exclude from the official list of books inspired by God.
The first column in this table, the Biblical order of the books, follows the Catholic canon rather than the Lutheran, which puts Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation at the end as apocryphal works.
All of the other columns are illustrative, not definitive. The Church has no dogmatic teachings on the date, author, or genre of the books of the New Testament; scholars disagree on these things. The more you learn about Biblical Criticism, the more you may enter into these debates, if you wish to do so. I have followed the Jerome Biblical Commentary and the New American Bible in constructing this table, for the most part.
| Biblical order | Date | Author | Genre | |
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| Matthew | 70s to 80s | Jewish scribe? | Gospel | |
| Mark | 60s | disciple of Peter? | Gospel | |
| Luke = Luke vol. 1 | 70s to 80s | Syrian Gentile | Gospel | |
| John | 90-100 | The Beloved Disciple | Gospel | |
| Acts = Luke vol. 2 | after Luke | author of Luke | History | |
| Romans | 57-58 | Paul | Epistle | |
| 1 Corinthians | 54-57 | Paul | Epistle | |
| 2 Corinthians | 54-55 | Paul | Epistle | |
| Galatians | 54 | Paul | Epistle | |
| Ephesians | after Colossians | not Paul? | Treatise? | |
| Philippians | 54-58 | Paul | Epistle | |
| Colossians | 70-80 | not Paul? | Treatise? | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 50-51 | Paul | Epistle | |
| 2 Thessalonians | 51-100? | not Paul? | Epistle? | |
| 1 Timothy | circa 100 | Author of Titus | Pastoral epistle | |
| 2 Timothy | circa 100 | Author of Titus | Pastoral epistle | |
| Titus | circa 100 | not Paul | Pastoral epistle | |
| Philemon | 56-63 | Paul | Epistle | |
| Hebrews | before 70? | Jewish Christian? | Treatise | |
| James | 60s to 90s? | James of Jerusalem | Epistle | |
| 1 Peter | 65? | disciple of Peter? | Epistle | |
| 2 Peter | after Jude | Not Peter | Epistle? | |
| 1 John | circa 100 | Not John the Apostle or Beloved Disciple | Epistle | |
| 2 John | circa 100 | Not John the Apostle or Beloved Disciple | Epistle | |
| 3 John | circa 100 | Not John the Apostle or Beloved Disciple | Epistle | |
| Jude | circa 100 | Not the apostle Jude | Epistle? | |
| Revelation | 95-96 | Not John the Apostle or Beloved Disciple | Apocalypse | |