02-02-2010, 11:43 PM
As I understand it, the situation is this. The church of the East, has , as far back as we know, a 22 book Nt canon. This is evidenced for example in the fact that Aphrahat never quotes from the other 5 books.
There is a thread here, somewhere, quoting Professor Gwynne to that effect.
The Western churches, arrived at a 27 book canon independently. Some time, around the 6th century IIRC, the COE accorded those other 5 books some respect, but not as far as making them part of their canon.
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There is a thread here, somewhere, quoting Professor Gwynne to that effect.
The Western churches, arrived at a 27 book canon independently. Some time, around the 6th century IIRC, the COE accorded those other 5 books some respect, but not as far as making them part of their canon.
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