New Testament Canons Through The Ages – Part 2

Published September 21, 2011

New Testament Canons Through The Ages

Part 2 of 3

PART 2 OF 3

Gos. Peter

Gos. Thomas

Gos. Hebrews

Acts

Acts w/ add.*

10 Pauline Letters†

Pastorals‡

He- brews

III Corinth.

Acts of Paul

Marcion

James

Nazarenes c40

.

a

.

r

.

Ebionites c40

.

a

.

r

.

Elchasai c100

.

a

.

r

.

2Peter3:16 c125

.

?

.

Papias c130

.

A

.

Marcion c140

.

A

.

A

.

Montanus c155

.

A

.

Tatian c165

.

a

R

.

R

a

.

Alogi c170

.

Irenaeus c180

.

?

.

A

.

R

.

Hegesippus c180

.

A

.

Serapion c190

?

.

Heracleon c190

.

Gaius c200

.

A

R

.

Origen c230

?

.

?

R

?

Lucian c260

.

Eusebius c311-17

R

?

A

.

A

?

.

?

Muratorian c350

.

A

.

A

.

R

.

Claromontan.c350

.

A

.

a

A

.

A

.

A

Cyril Jerus.c350

.

R

?

A

.

A

.

A

Sinaiticus c350

.

P

.

P

.

P

Vaticanus c350

.

P

.

P

?

P

.

p

Syriac(s) c350

.

Addai c350

.

A

.

A

.

Cheltenham c360

.

A

.

A

.

Laodicea#60 c365

.

A

.

A

.

A

Athanasius 367

.

A

.

A

.

A

psAthanasii

.

?

.

psChrysostom1

.

A

.

A

.

A

Epiphanius 370

.

?

A

.

A

.

R

A

Apostolic#85c380

.

A

.

A

.

A

Rufinus c380

.

A

.

A

.

A

P.Damasus I 382

.

A

.

A

.

A

GregoryNiz.d390?

.

A

.

A

.

A

Filaster c390

.

A

.

A

?

.

A

Augustine 393

.

A

.

A

.

A

Amphilochus d395

.

A

.

A

?

.

A

Peshitta c400

.

P

.

P

.

P

Old Latin(k)c400

.

Old Latin(a)c400

.

P.Innocent I 405

.

A

.

A

.

A

Jerome d.419?

?

A

.

A

?

.

?

Theodoret c423

.

a

.

a

.

a

Washingtoni.c450

.

Alexandrinu.c450

.

P

.

P

.

P

Bezae c450

.

P

.

?

GelasianDec.c500

R

.

A

R

A

Vulgate(SIG)c500

.

Gothic c500

.

Vulgate(F) 546

.

P

.

P

Byzantine c550

.

P

.

P

Paul c550

.

A

.

?

Cassiodorius 562

.

A

.

A

Syriac(ph/h)c600

.

P

?

P

.

P

60 Books c650

.

A

R

.

A

GregoryTheo.c650

.

A

.

A

Vulgate(A) 716

.

P

.

P

JohnDamascu.c725

.

A

.

A

Nicephorus d.828

.

R

.

A

R

.

A

Isho’dad c850

.

A

.

?

Catherine c850

.

A

.

Arabic c900

.

A

.

Ethiopic c1300

.

P

.

P

Ebedjesu d.1318

.

A

.

A

Wyclif c1400

.

L

.

L

P.Eugene IV 1443

.

L

.

L

Gutenberg c1456

.

P

.

P

Mentel 1466

.

L

.

L

Oecolampadi.1515

.

A

.

P

Erasmus1GNT.1516

.

P

.

P

Aldine 1518

.

P

.

P

Karlstadt 1520

.

A

?

.

?

Complutens.c1522

.

P

.

P

Erasmus3GNT.1522

.

P

.

P

Luther NT 1522

.

A

a

.

a

Liesveldt 1526

.

A

.

A

Zurich 1527-30

.

A

.

A

Cajetan d.1534

.

?

.

?

LutherBible 1534

.

A

a

.

a

Coverdale 1535

.

L

.

L

Erasmus d.1536

.

A

?

.

?

Tyndale d.1536

.

A

a

.

a

Matthew 1537

.

A

.

A

Great 1539

.

A

.

A

Luther d.1546

.

?

A

?

R

.

R

Trent 1546

.

L

.

L

Stephanus3 1550

.

P

.

P

Geneva 1560

.

A

.

A

39 Articles 1563

.

A

.

A

BezaNT 1565-1604

.

P

.

P

Syriac NT 1569

.

P

.

P

Rheims NT 1582

.

L

.

L

Vulgate Sixt1590

.

P

.

P

Vulgate Clem1592

.

P

.

P

Lucius 1596

.

A

P

.

P

Douay 1609

.

L

.

L

AV (KJV) 1611

.

A

.

A

Elzevir2GNT 1633

.

P

.

P

Westminster 1647

.

A

.

A

Oskan Armen.1666

.

P

.

P

SynodJerusa.1672

.

A

.

A

Zohrab Arme.1805

.

P

p

.

P

Jefferson 1819

.

Lee Peshitta1823

.

P

.

P

Vatican I 1870

.

WestcottHort1881

.

P

.

P

.

P

RV 1881-95

.

A

.

A

.

A

Apos.Fathers1891

.

P.Leo XIII 1897

.

ASV 1901

.

A

.

A

.

A

Ox.Apocr.NT 1924

P

.

P

.

P.Pius XI 1927

.

RSV 1946-57

.

A

.

A

.

A

NA21 GNT 1952

.

P

.

P

.

P

Lamsa 1957

.

S

.

S

NT Apocrypha1959

P

.

P

.

Jerusalem 1966

.

A

.

A

.

A

UBS3 GNT 1966

.

P

.

P

.

P

RSV 2nd ed. 1971

.

A

.

A

.

A

NIV 1973-83

.

M

.

M

.

M

UBS Peshitta1979

.

P

.

P

neo-Vulgate 1979

.

P

.

P

Other Bible 1984

.

P

.

P

.

NRSV 1989

.

A

.

A

.

A

UBS Vulgate 1990

.

P

.

P

Mitchell 1991

.

Comp.Gospels1992

P

.

5 Gospels 1993

.

a

.

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

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Table by Geoff Trowbridge based upon data collected by Paul Harvey

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