Who Decided What’s in the Bible?

About this episode

The episode explores who decided what belongs in the Bible and the process of canon recognition across diverse churches.

We answer the question behind a lot of private doubt: who decided what belongs in the Bible and how those writings became one book. We explain why Christians say the canon was recognized over time across diverse churches rather than chosen by a single person. • defining “canon” as the official collection of Scripture • why recognition differs from selection and what Christians mean by authority • how the Old Testament is already established before Jesus • how New Testa...

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Williams Adewole

Topics covered

• Bible canon
• Christianity
• Scripture
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• authority

Keywords

• Bible
• canon
• Christianity
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• Scripture
• authority

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Books & works: Bible

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