Bible Research by Michael Marlowe. Bible History Online Images and Resources for Biblical History. 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. This subject is an avocation of mine. Textual Variants. SearchGodsWord.org, Bible study resources from HeartLight.org. The Biblical View on Abortion -- John MacArthur. Online Bible Study Tools - Your Gateway to Bible Resources. Sermonaudio.com. CARM - Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry.