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Christian Learning Center Forums In your own words, give a brief explanation of how the New Testament came to be.

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  • Pearl Kiaha

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    04/22/2025 at 17:17

    Within the 27 books of the New Testament about Jesus’ life and teachings, for it to “come to be” it took a long and gradual process. It had to go through oral traditions and written texts. Then those writings had to be spread out to people to get finalized and accept it all. All of it—God-breathed.

  • Margaret Mosser

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    01/16/2025 at 20:23

    The ew Testament is the inspired word of God written down by apostles and strives throughout Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and after.

  • Pearl Kiaha

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    10/07/2024 at 11:41

    Written by several apostles (and scribes), the New Testament is inspired by God and is the Word of God.

    • Melinda Koons

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      04/21/2025 at 18:40

      I totally agree. The New Testament is most definitely the inspired Word of God!

  • Holly Wilson

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    07/26/2024 at 18:53

    The New Testament came through the historical writing of the apostles that was God-breathed, inspired by the Holy Spirit and Truth.

  • Bob Ehle

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    12/07/2023 at 09:47

    The New Testament was inspired by The Holy Spirit, written by several of the apostles (taken down by scribes), and is The Word of God.

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Christian Learning Center Forums Describe in your own words, the three major criteria the twenty-seven books of the New Testament had to meet to be included in the New Testament.

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  • Margaret Mosser

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    01/16/2025 at 20:28

    The three major criteria are as follows:

    1) Consistency- the new revelations were not to contradict anything in the Old Testament or in earlier agreed upon New Testament documents.

    2) Catholicity-the documents had to be accepted by a wider audience and not just one sect.

    3) Apostolic Authority- the documents were to be authored by an apostle or and apostle’s close associate.

  • Pearl Kiaha

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    10/07/2024 at 11:50

    The three major criteria the 27 NT book had to meet were consistency, catholicity, and apostolicity. Consistency-Scripture doesn’t contradict Scripture

    Catholicity-the widespread nature of these documents

    Apostolicity-these documents were written by apostles or those close to them

  • Holly Wilson

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    07/26/2024 at 18:59

    The three main criteria for the 27 books were Consistency, or the fact that it had to line up with and match the Old Testament, Catholicity, or the fact that the information had to be more widely spread among the different sects, and Apolicity, or the fact that the information had to be written by the Apostles or by someone in very close relation to them.

  • Darlene Davis

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    11/20/2023 at 11:34

    1. First, the New Testament had to be consistent with the Old Testament, it could not be contradictory.

    2. Secondly, it had to be used and circulated throughout those times and widely utilize by all sects.

    3. thirdly, the New Testament had to be either written by an Apostle or by someone who was closely associated with an Apostle.

  • Leong

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    09/15/2023 at 03:06

    The three criteria are:

    1. Consistency: This book must cohere with what is already accepted as Scripture – i.e. with the Old Testament and earlier-agreed-upon New Testament books. It cannot contradict Scripture because, if Scripture is God-inspired, the Holy Spirit will not contradict himself.

    2. Catholicity: The book must have been accepted and circulated widely throughout the early Roman Empire. By this rule, a document produced by one particular sect or cult will not qualify as Scripture.

    3. Apostolicity: There is good reason to believe that the book was penned by an apostle or a close associate of his. Since Mark and Luke were close companions of Peter and Paul respectively, their writings qualify too.

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