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Canons of the New Testament Canons of the New Testament Marcion Irenaeus Origen Eusebius Momsen List 140 CE - Rome 180 CE - Lyons 230 CE - Alexandria 325 CE - Rome 360 CE – St. Gall The Gospel Mark Matthew Matthew Matthew Galatians Luke Mark Mark Mark Corinthians Matthew Luke Luke John Romans John John John Luke Thessalonians Acts Acts Acts Romans Laodiceans Romans Romans Romans 1 Corinthians Colossians 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Philippians 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Philemon Galatians Galatians Galatians Ephesians Ephesians Ephesians Ephesians Philippians Philippians Philippians Philippians Colossians Colossians Colossians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 1 Timothy 1 Timothy 1 Timothy 2 Timothy 2 Timothy 2 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Titus Titus Titus Philemon James (?) Philemon 1 Peter Acts 1 Peter 1 Peter 1 John Revelation of John 1 John 1 John 1 Clement 1 John Revelation of John Revelation of John Disputed Books 2 John Shepherd Hermas Hebrews 3 John Disputed Books James 1 Peter Hebrews 2 Peter 2 Peter 2 John II Peter 3 John II John Jude III John Revelation of John James Rejected Books Jude Gospel of Peter Epistle of Barnabas Acts of Peter Shepherd of Hermas Preaching of Peter Didache Revelation of Peter Gospel according to the Acts of Paul Shepherd of Hermas Hebrews Second Epistle of Clement Epistle of Barnabas Teachings of the Apostles Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Matthias Gospel of the Hebrews Acts of Andrew Acts of John Biblical Heritage Center, Inc. ● PO Box 714 ● Cleburne TX 76033-0714 ● http://biblicalheritage.org Page 2 Council of Laodicea Athanasius Gregory of Nazianzus Epiphanius Rufinus 363 CE - Asia 367 CE - Alexandria 390 CE - Constantinople 400 CE - Cyprus 410 CE - Aquileia Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Mark Mark Mark Mark Mark Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke John John John John John Acts of the Apostles Acts Acts Romans Acts of the Apostles James James Romans 1 Corinthians James 1 Peter 1 Peter 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 1 Peter 2 Peter 2 Peter 2 Corinthians Galatians 2 Peter 1 John 1 John Galatians Ephesians 1 John 2 John 2 John Ephesians Philippians 2 John 3 John 3 John Philippians Colossians 3 John Jude Jude Colossians 1 Thessalonians Jude Romans Romans 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians Romans 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy 2 Corinthians Galatians Galatians 2 Timothy Titus Galatians Ephesians Ephesians Titus Philemon Ephesians Philippians Philippians Philemon Hebrews Philippians Colossians Colossians Hebrews Acts Colossians 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians James James 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Peter 1 Peter 2 Thessalonians Hebrews Hebrews 2 Peter 2 Peter Hebrews 1Timothy 1 Timothy 1 John 1 John 1Timothy 2 Timothy 2 Timothy 2 John 2 John 2 Timothy Titus Titus 3 John 3 John Titus Philemon Philemon Jude Jude Philemon Revelation of John Revelation of John Wisdom Sirach Biblical Heritage Center, Inc. ● PO Box 714 ● Cleburne TX 76033-0714 ● http://biblicalheritage.org Page 3 Augustine Syrian Church Canon Catholic & Protestant 430 CE – Hippo (Algeria) From 464 CE until now Today Matthew Matthew Matthew Mark Mark Mark Luke Luke Luke John John John Romans Acts Acts 1 Corinthians Galatians Romans 2 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians Galatians 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Ephesians Romans Galatians Philippians Hebrews Ephesians 1 Thessalonians Colossians Philippians 2 Thessalonians Ephesians Colossians Colossians Philippians 1 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Timothy 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy Titus 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Philemon 2 Timothy Titus Hebrews Titus Philemon 1 Peter Philemon Hebrews 2 Peter James 1 John 1 Peter 2 John 2 Peter 3 John 1 John Jude 2 John James 3 John Acts Jude Revelation of John Revelation of John Biblical Heritage Center, Inc. ● PO Box 714 ● Cleburne TX 76033-0714 ● http://biblicalheritage.org .
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