Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible
Document Type
Lecture
Files
Date
1916
Summary
Among the manuscripts left by Earl C. Davis were a large collection concerning various aspects of the history of the Bible, which are collected here.
Lecture XII, "Establishing the New Testament Canon," concerns both the overall structure of the New Testament and how it was finalized as the New Testament canon. Davis notes that in previous lectures he has covered the Epistles and the Gospels. (This is why we can conclude that the missing lecture, Lecture X, concerns the Epistles.)
He starts Lecture XII on The Book of Revelation and goes on to provide a detailed discussion of the Gospel of John. The last half of the lecture concerns the forces that drove the establishment of the New Testament canon from all of the various documents that could have been included. He credits Augustine with promoting what we now know as the New Testament canon; it was Pope Galasius in 496 who made the final declaration of the canon.
The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.
Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.
Keywords
Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, Bible
Recommended Citation
Davis, Earl Clement, "Lecture XII: Establishing the New Testament Canon" (1916). Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible. 12.
https://commons.clarku.edu/origin_bible/12
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