Canonization of the New Testament
How did we get the New Testament that we have today? What process was used in its canonization? And who decided what to include?
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Posts that are related to the doctrine of the Bible for a study of systematic theology
How did we get the New Testament that we have today? What process was used in its canonization? And who decided what to include?
Can we have any assurance in the reliability of the New Testament texts. That what we have today is the same as what was written 2000 years ago?
How close to the original New Testament documents is our current Bible? Copying the New Testament texts has introduced some error. But textual criticism has, by comparing the existing manuscripts, been able to very closely reproduce the original.