NT Canon NEED TO FINISH

Question 1

Reasons leading to the formation of the NT Canon

Answer 1

1) Gradual spread of the gospels throughout the churches
- Popularity, expansion forced the church to decide whether it would acknowledge all 4 Gospels or just one

2) Proliferation of other gospels
- Gnostics
- Gospel of thomas, philip, peter, etc.
- church had to decide which of all the current Gospels were to be considered authoritative

3) Marcion’s Canon
- No gospels
- mutilated Luke
- Loved Paul, included ten letters.