Compilation of the New Testament
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians
- Curriculum: Italian History, French History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: France, Gaul, Italy
- Date: c. 50-c. 150
Article abstract: The earliest Christian literature was collected as communities and their leaders decided which works should be considered authoritative, laying the foundation for the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
Summary of Event
The New Testament of the Christian Bible is a collection of early Christian writings that eventually supplemented the Hebrew sacred writings in constituting Christian Scripture, or the canon of what came to be accepted as divinely inspired texts. Churches that follow the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon (451...
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