What Writings Must Christians Obey?
Marcion
(c. 140)
The Canon Muratori
(c. 200)
Eusebius
(c. 325)
Athanasius
(367)
(Matthew)
Matthew
Matthew
(Mark)
Mark
Mark
Luke
Luke(2)
Luke
Luke
John
John
John
Acts
Acts
Acts
Romans
Romans
Romans
Romans
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Galatians
Galatians
Galatians
Ephesians(1)
Ephesians
Ephesians
Ephesians
Philippians
Philippians
Philippians
Philippians
Colossians
Colossians
Colossians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
1 Timothy
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
2 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Titus
Titus
Philemon
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
1 John
1 John
2 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Jude
Revelation of John
Revelation of John(3)
Revelation of John
Wisdom of Solomon
Revelation of Peter
The order of each list has been arranged according to Athanasius’ canon.
1. Marcion calls this book “Laodiceans.”
2. In this list, the first two Gospels are missing, but Luke, the first listed, is announced as the “third” gospel.
3. Eusebius says Revelation was still disputed in his time.
By the Editors
[Christian History originally published this article in Christian History Issue #43 in 1994]
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