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  2. Development of the New Testament canon - Wikipedia

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    The canon of the New Testament is the set of books many modern Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible.For most churches, the canon is an agreed-upon list of 27 books [1] that includes the canonical Gospels, Acts, letters attributed to various apostles, and Revelation.

  3. Historiography of early Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80766-1. Thompson, Marianne Maye (1996), "The Historical Jesus and the Johannine Christ", in Culpepper, R. Alan; Black, C. Clifron (eds.), Exploring the Gospel of John, Westminster John Knox Press

  4. List of Gospels - Wikipedia

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    The canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John can be found in most Christian Bibles. Gospels (Greek: εὐαγγέλιον; Latin: evangelium) are written records detailing the life and teachings of Jesus. [1] The term originally referred to the Christian message itself but later came to refer to the books in which the message was ...

  5. Gospel - Wikipedia

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    Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported. [1] In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words and deeds of Jesus , culminating in his trial and death and concluding with various reports of ...

  6. Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is not a single book; it is a collection of books whose complex development is not completely understood. The oldest books began as songs and stories orally transmitted from generation to generation. Scholars of the twenty-first century are only in the beginning stages of exploring "the interface between writing, performance ...

  7. History of Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    The epistles of John and Jude also warn of false teachers and prophets, as does the writer of the Book of Revelation and 1 Jn. 4:1, as did the Apostle Peter warn in 2 Pt. 2:1–3. One of the roles of bishops, and the purpose of many Christian writings, was to refute heresies.

  8. Historical reliability of the Gospels - Wikipedia

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    The historical reliability of the Gospels is evaluated by experts who have not reached complete consensus. While all four canonical gospels contain some sayings and events that may meet at least one of the five criteria for historical reliability used in biblical studies, [note 1] the assessment and evaluation of these elements is a matter of ongoing debate.

  9. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    Christianity in the 1st century continued the practice of female Christian headcovering (from the age of puberty onward), with early Christian apologist Tertullian referencing 1 Corinthians 11:2–10 and stating "So, too, did the Corinthians themselves understand [Paul]. In fact, at this day the Corinthians do veil their virgins.

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