In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that it wasn’t until 367 A.D. (the latter half of the 4th century) that a New Testament canon was officially recognized. However, this canon was put together by the Western church. The  Eastern Church did NOT accept this New Testament canon. In response, the Eastern Church came up with their own […]

Over the past week, we’ve been discussing the formation of the New Testament and how there never really has been throughout history to this day a church-wide universally recognized New Testament canon. It wasn’t only until around 200 A.D. that we see the Gospels and Epistles being elevated to the status of Holy Scripture. However, […]

Following on the heels of our discussion about Marcion, today I’d like to delve into some essential historical background surrounding the man whom many argue could win the award for being the most anti-semitic church leader in the history of mankind. So here’s the deal. During the time of Marcion, the strength and stability of the […]

I finished up yesterday’s post by explaining how over time parts of the Gospels and Paul’s Epistles began to be read out loud alongside the traditional Torah portions at traditional messianic synagogue services and this is why the NT eventually began to be looked at as just as authoritative of the Hebrew Bible. Remember, at […]

Concerning our little discussion about the New Testament we’ve been having over the past of couple of days, here’s the big takeaway I want you to get. While it is true that towards the end of the 1st century A.D., the Gospels and Paul’s epistles were being circulated among the various messianic congregations sprawled throughout the […]