Athanasius Lists the New Testament Writings

The 27 books of the New Testament are the Scriptures of the church. They are understood to be written by the apostles or their close associates, such as Luke and Mark. Along with the Old Testament they comprise the official canon1 of the church. But in the early centuries of the church, before the New Testament canon had been...
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