Difference between revisions of "How the New Testament Became the New Testament"

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During the first and second centuries A.D., the only "Scriptures" available to the Church, were those books we know today as the Old Testament. Gradually, certain letters and books became circulated throughout the known world. It began to be evident which of these were inspired by God.

Over the next few centuries, certain books were gradually accepted, while others were rejected. The following progression should be seen as an overview of the making of the New Testament. Once a book has been accepted, it is shown in yellow. Until then, it is shown in white.

90 - 160 A.D. All the New Testament has been written, but there is almost no sense of a closed collection.