RLST 152: Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature
Lecture 02 - From Stories to Canon. The Christian faith is based upon a canon of texts considered to be holy scripture. How did this canon come to be? Different factors, such as competing schools of doctrine, growing consensus, and the invention of the codex, helped shape the canon of the New Testament. Reasons for inclusion in or exclusion from the canon included apostolic authority, general acceptance, and theological appropriateness for "proto-orthodox" Christianity. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 02 - From Stories to Canon |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Canon vs. Scripture |
| [00:16:17] | 2. The Forming of Canons |
| [00:27:04] | 3. The Invention of the Codex |
| [00:32:50] | 4. A Slowly Developing (and Incomplete) Consensus |
| [00:42:02] | 5. The Reasons for Canonical Inclusion and Exclusion |
| References |
| Lecture 2 - From Stories to Canon Instructor: Professor Dale B. Martin. Canon [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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