Canonization Chart

 

Muratorian List: 190's Origen's List: Egypt, 250 Eusebius' List: Caesarea: 300 Athanasius' List: Egypt, 367
  • 4 Gospels
  • Acts
  • Paul's letters
  • I & II John
  • Jude
  • Revelation of John
  • Wisdom of Solomon
  • 4 Gospels
  • Acts
  • Paul's letters
  • I Peter
  • I John
  • Jude
  • Revelation of John
  • 4 Gospels
  • Acts
  • Paul's letters
  • I Peter
  • I John
  • 4 Gospels
  • Acts
  • Paul's letters
  • Hebrews
  • James
  • I & II Peter
  • I & II & III John
  • Jude
  • Revelation of John
  • For private use: Shepherd of Hermas
  • Disputed: Revelation of Peter
  • Disputed
  • Hebrews (questioned the author)
  • James
  • II Peter
  • II & III John
  • Shepherd of Hermas
  • Epistle of Barnabas
  • Didache
  • Acts of Paul
  • Gospel of Hebrews
  • I Clement
  • Gospel of Peter

  • Did not accept
  • Preaching of Peter
  • Gospel of Thomas
  • Gospel of Matthias
  • Gospel of the Egyptians
  • Gospel of Basilides
  • Disputed but well-known
    • This means these books were more
      accepted than during Origen's time.
      (See the list to the left.)
  • Hebrews
  • James
  • II Peter
  • II & III John
  • Jude
  • Revelation of John
  •  
  • To be excluded
    • Notice that all these
      books, except for the Revelation of Peter,
      were in Origen's Disputed list
      but were demoted
      by the time of Eusebius 50 years later.
  • Shepherd of Hermas
  • Epistle of Barnabas
  • Didache
  • Gospel of Hebrews
  • Acts of Paul
  • Revelation of Peter

  • Heretical
  • Gospel of Peter
  • Gospel of Thomas
  • Gospel of Matthias
  • Acts of Andrew
  • Acts of John
  • Plus acts of other Apostles

First listing of the 27 books
that has been discovered.
Adopted by the Councils of Rome (382),
Hippo (393),
and Carthage (397).

This list is derived from here. If you are interested in viewing a much more extensive list, please go there.

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