NT Flashcards
Canon of scripture
The list of books that the church officially accepts as divinely inspired.
Canon of scripture was defined where
At the council of Rome to go against the heretics
Criteria for a book in the canon
Reflect Christian teachings
Associated with apostles
Excepted by churches and used in liturgy
Who translated the Bible into Latin
St Jerome
The Latin version of the canon
Vulgate
The New Testament was originally written in what
Greek
Who rejected 4 books of the Bible and founded the Lutherans
Martin Luther
Which council affirmed the original catholic canon
Council of Trent
All what have the same books
Christian New Testaments
Septuagint
An Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
We believe Christ is present in the
Gospels
History of Gospels began..
- People realized they needed a written record.
- They wanted to combat heresies
- Gospels of Thomas and peter aren’t included in the canon.
Saint Irenaeus
Early bishop
Persuaded church to four gospels bc there are four corners of the earth, four winds.
Prophet Ezekiel
Had a vision in which gods throne was rested on a Cherubim with four faces.
Lion, eagle, man, ox
Ox
Luke
Eagle
John
Matthew
Man
Mark
Lion
Rejected gospels or noncanonical
Books that weren’t included in the official list of books