New Testament Canons Through The Ages – Part 1
New Testament Canons Through The Ages
Part 1 of 3
PART 1 OF 3 | Didache | Barnabas | Shep. Hermas | I / II Clement | Gos. Mark | add.¹ to Mark | Gos. Matthew | Gos. Luke | add.² to Luke | Gos. John | add.³ to John | Diatessaron |
Nazarenes c40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Ebionites c40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Elchasai c100 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2Peter3:16 c125 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Papias c130 | . | . | . | . | A | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Marcion c140 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | M | . | . | . | . |
Montanus c155 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | A | . | . |
Tatian c165 | . | . | . | . | a | a | a | a | . | a | . | A |
Alogi c170 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | R | . | . |
Irenaeus c180 | . | . | A | A | A | a | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Hegesippus c180 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Serapion c190 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Heracleon c190 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | A | . | . |
Gaius c200 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | R | . | . |
Origen c230 | ? | ? | ? | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Lucian c260 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Eusebius c311-17 | ? | ? | ? | . | A | r | A | A | . | A | r | ? |
Muratorian c350 | . | . | ? | . | a | . | a | A | . | A | . | . |
Claromontan.c350 | . | A | A | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Cyril Jerus.c350 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Sinaiticus c350 | . | P | P | . | P | . | P | P | P | P | . | . |
Vaticanus c350 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | P | P | . | . |
Syriac(s) c350 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | p | P | . | . |
Addai c350 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | A |
Cheltenham c360 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Laodicea#60 c365 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Athanasius 367 | P | . | P | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
psAthanasii | ? | . | . | ? | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
psChrysostom1 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Epiphanius 370 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | ? |
Apostolic#85c380 | A | . | . | A | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Rufinus c380 | P | . | P | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
P.Damasus I 382 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
GregoryNiz.d390? | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Filaster c390 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Augustine 393 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Amphilochus d395 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Peshitta c400 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | p | P | . | . |
Old Latin(k)c400 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | . | . | . | . | . |
Old Latin(a)c400 | . | . | . | . | P | ? | P | P | . | P | . | . |
P.Innocent I 405 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Jerome d.419? | . | ? | ? | . | A | ? | A | A | . | A | ? | . |
Theodoret c423 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | R |
Washingtoni.c450 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | p | P | . | . |
Alexandrinu.c450 | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | p | P | . | . |
Bezae c450 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | . | P | P | . |
GelasianDec.c500 | . | . | R | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Vulgate(SIG)c500 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Gothic c500 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | . | . |
Vulgate(F) 546 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | p |
Byzantine c550 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | . | . |
Paul c550 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Cassiodorius 562 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Syriac(ph/h)c600 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | p | P | . | . |
60 Books c650 | R | R | . | R | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
GregoryTheo.c650 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Vulgate(A) 716 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
JohnDamascu.c725 | A | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Nicephorus d.828 | R | R | R | R | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Isho’dad c850 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | a |
Catherine c850 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Arabic c900 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Ethiopic c1300 | P | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Ebedjesu d.1318 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Wyclif c1400 | . | . | . | . | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | . |
P.Eugene IV 1443 | . | . | . | . | L | . | L | L | . | L | . | . |
Gutenberg c1456 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Mentel 1466 | . | . | . | . | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | . |
Oecolampadi.1515 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
Erasmus1GNT.1516 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Aldine 1518 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Karlstadt 1520 | . | . | . | . | A | R | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Complutens.c1522 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Erasmus3GNT.1522 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Luther NT 1522 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Liesveldt 1526 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Zurich 1527-30 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Cajetan d.1534 | . | . | . | . | . | ? | . | . | . | . | ? | . |
LutherBible 1534 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Coverdale 1535 | . | . | . | . | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | . |
Erasmus d.1536 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Tyndale d.1536 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Matthew 1537 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Great 1539 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Luther d.1546 | . | . | . | . | ? | ? | ? | ? | . | A | A | . |
Trent 1546 | . | . | . | . | L | . | L | L | . | L | . | . |
Stephanus3 1550 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Geneva 1560 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
39 Articles 1563 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
BezaNT 1565-1604 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Syriac NT 1569 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | p | P | p | . |
Rheims NT 1582 | . | . | . | . | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | . |
Vulgate Sixt1590 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Vulgate Clem1592 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Lucius 1596 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Douay 1609 | . | . | . | . | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | . |
AV (KJV) 1611 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Elzevir2GNT 1633 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Westminster 1647 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Oskan Armen.1666 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | p | P | p | . |
SynodJerusa.1672 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
Zohrab Arme.1805 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | p | P | p | . |
Jefferson 1819 | . | . | . | . | a | . | a | a | . | a | . | . |
Lee Peshitta1823 | . | . | . | . | P | p | P | P | p | P | p | . |
Vatican I 1870 | . | . | . | . | . | L | . | . | L | . | L | . |
WestcottHort1881 | . | . | . | . | P | p | P | P | p | P | . | . |
RV 1881-95 | . | . | . | . | A | P | A | A | P | A | P | . |
Apos.Fathers1891 | P | P | P | P | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
P.Leo XIII 1897 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
ASV 1901 | . | . | . | . | A | P | A | A | P | A | P | . |
Ox.Apocr.NT 1924 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
P.Pius XI 1927 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
RSV 1946-57 | . | . | . | . | A | . | A | A | . | A | . | . |
NA21 GNT 1952 | . | . | . | . | P | p | P | P | p | P | p | . |
Lamsa 1957 | . | . | . | . | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | . |
NT Apocrypha1959 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Jerusalem 1966 | . | . | . | . | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | . |
UBS3 GNT 1966 | . | . | . | . | P | p | P | P | p | P | p | . |
RSV 2nd ed. 1971 | . | . | . | . | A | P | A | A | P | A | P | . |
NIV 1973-83 | . | . | . | . | M | P | M | M | M | M | P | . |
UBS Peshitta1979 | . | . | . | . | P | p | P | P | p | P | p | . |
neo-Vulgate 1979 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Other Bible 1984 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
NRSV 1989 | . | . | . | . | A | P | A | A | P | A | P | . |
UBS Vulgate 1990 | . | . | . | . | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | . |
Mitchell 1991 | . | . | . | . | a | . | a | a | . | a | a | . |
Comp.Gospels1992 | . | . | . | . | P | . | P | P | p | P | p | . |
5 Gospels 1993 | . | . | . | . | a | . | a | a | p | P | p | . |
A=Accepted R=Rejected ?=Disputed M=accepted with Modifications P=Present G=accepted in Greek translation L=accepted in Latin translation S=accepted in Syriac translation lower case letters subject to interpretation
1 – Mk16:9-20
2 – Lk22:19b-20,43-44
3 – Jn7:53-8:11
* – Western text, includes Ac8:37, 15:34, 24:7, 28:29
† – 10 traditional Pauline Letters: Galatians (48-55), 1st Thessalonians (51),
Romans (56-58), 1st Corinthians(56), 2nd Corinthians (57), Philippians (55-62); 2nd Thessalonians (c60), Colossians (c60), Philemon (c60), Ephesians (c80)
‡ – Pastoral Epistles (or Letters): 1, 2 Timothy & Titus; c70-130ce
** – 1Jn5:7b-8a
Table by Geoff Trowbridge based upon data collected by Paul Harvey
The above table was obtained from this website: http://www.maplenet.net/~trowbridge/canons.htm and reformatted to fit standard page width.
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