how & when the Bible was defined & listed, & by who

04ctd · 09-05-2016, 10:52 PM

so the Apostle John lived the longest,

Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle, so he had first hand knowledge of what John taught.

Irenaeus was a disciple of Polycarp, so by 180 AD (basically two generations?) Irenaeus was preaching out of most of the 27 books we have in our New Testament.

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you got these guys who were taught by the Apostle John, and then they started hearing all this crazy talk, so they figured they had to make a list of was REALLY scripture, and what was not, and so by 180 AD, they were making a list (the "canon") of what was acceptable to be taught.

so Irenaeus, who was taught by Polycarp, who was taught by John, who was taught by Jesus, began defining the Bible we use today.

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the basic tests for what were allowed were:

1) it had to come from an Apostles who had seen Jesus.

2) or, it had to come from an associate of an Apostle.
(Mark learned from the apostle Peter, and Luke wrote what Paul did)

3) does it follow the teachings of Jesus & the Apostles?

those three are usually all that is mentioned, but this link has some more:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/blo...anon-scripture

09-05-2016, 10:52 PM	#1
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	how & when the Bible was defined & listed, & by who so the Apostle John lived the longest, Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle, so he had first hand knowledge of what John taught. Irenaeus was a disciple of Polycarp, so by 180 AD (basically two generations?) Irenaeus was preaching out of most of the 27 books we have in our New Testament. ------- you got these guys who were taught by the Apostle John, and then they started hearing all this crazy talk, so they figured they had to make a list of was REALLY scripture, and what was not, and so by 180 AD, they were making a list (the "canon") of what was acceptable to be taught. so Irenaeus, who was taught by Polycarp, who was taught by John, who was taught by Jesus, began defining the Bible we use today. ---- the basic tests for what were allowed were: 1) it had to come from an Apostles who had seen Jesus. 2) or, it had to come from an associate of an Apostle. (Mark learned from the apostle Peter, and Luke wrote what Paul did) 3) does it follow the teachings of Jesus & the Apostles? those three are usually all that is mentioned, but this link has some more: https://www.biblicaltraining.org/blo...anon-scripture __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.