The Inspired Community: A Glance at Canon History

Authors

Everett R. Kalin, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

9-1-1971

Document Type

Article

Keywords

inspiration, early church fathers, new testament, scriptures, canon, apostles, canonization, cyril

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The leaders of the Early Church who gave us the first lists of New Testament Scriptures asserted the inspiration of these books but did not regard inspiration as the basis of their uniqueness. They saw the inspiration of the Scriptures as one aspect of a much broader activity of inspiration in the church. This article investigates the interrelationship between inspiration and canonicity and attempts tentative contemporary applications of the fathers' perspective.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Kalin, Everett R. (1971) "The Inspired Community: A Glance at Canon History," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 42, Article 56.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol42/iss1/56