Acceptance of the New Testament Canon

Acceptance of the New Testament Canon

	Irenaeus of Lyons AD 130-200	Muratorian Canon AD 170-210	Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History AD 260-340	Athanasius’ 39 Paschal letter AD 367	Present Day Canon AD 397-Present
Matthew	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Mark	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Luke	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
John	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Acts	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Romans	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
I Corinthians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
II Corinthians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Galatians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Ephesians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Philippians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Colossians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
I Thessalonians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
II Thessalonians	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
I Timothy	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
II Timothy	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Titus	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Philemon	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Hebrews	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
James	Accepted As Scripture	Book Not On The List	Book Was Not Accepted By All	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
I Peter	Accepted As Scripture	Book Not On The List	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
II Peter	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Book Was Not Accepted By All	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
I John	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
II John	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Book Was Not Accepted By All	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
III John	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Book Was Not Accepted By All	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Jude	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Book Was Not Accepted By All	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture
Revelation	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture	Accepted As Scripture

Selected Apocryphal Works

Wisdom of Solomon	Book Not On The List	Accepted As Scripture	Book Not On The List	Accepted As Scripture	Book Not On The List
Apocalypse of Peter	Book Not On The List	Accepted As Scripture	Only A Few References	Permitted For Devotional Reading	Book Not On The List
Shepherd of Hermas	Book Not On The List	Permitted For Devotional Reading	Only A Few References	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List
Acts of Paul	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Only A Few References	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List
Epistle of Barnabas	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Only A Few References	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List
The Didache	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Only A Few References	Permitted For Devotional Reading	Book Not On The List
Gospel of the Hebrews	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List	Only A Few References	Book Not On The List	Book Not On The List