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#22 - History of the canonization of the books of the Bible

by Robert Nguyen Cramer

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Question/insight #22: "My question regards the original compilation of both the OT and NT- who selected, among the many historical and spiritual writings, those writings that compose the Bible?"

Response #22: Your question really amounts to, "How was the OT and NT canon determined?" You can begin by reading in Bible dictionaries or standard encyclopedias some articles on "canon." Many one-volume commentaries also have such articles.

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