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The Development of the Canon of the New Testament - Home. This survey covers a small part of the huge body of New Testament studies --- how the Church selected certain writings as authoritative and separated them from a larger body of early Christian literature. In view of the central importance that the New Testament has within Christianity, it is amazing that there is an absence of detailed accounts of such a significant process. My goal is to collect and organize the information that is available, and make it easily accessible in the form of hypertext (see the Hypertext Conventions).

I especially hope this site will be useful to persons who cherish the New Testament, but are unfamiliar with the history of its development. For this development 'at a glance', see the Cross Reference Table: Writings and Authorities. The history, as covered in this survey, spans the first four centuries of Christianity, and was a long continuous process. It was not only a task of collecting, but also of sifting and rejecting. Bible Study Tools Online – Verses, Commentaries, Concordances, Verses, Parallel Versions.

Bible Research by Michael Marlowe. The Church at Battle Creek. The Church at Battle Creek. Textual Variants. Anabaptist Mennonites | historic Christian faith and practice. SearchGodsWord.org, Bible study resources from HeartLight.org. Bible History Online Images and Resources for Biblical History.