Where did the New Testament come from?

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HEisgreaterthani

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"More than eighty gospels were considered for the New Testament, and yet only a relative few were chosen for inclusion- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John among them... The Bible, as we know it today, was collated by the pagan Roman emperor Constantine the Great." [emphasis added]

-Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code (New York: Doubleday, 2003), 231.

"Marcion argued that the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament were two different Gods... Marcion created his own canon of Scripture that completely excluded the Old Testament and any reference to God as presented in the Old Testament. Marcion's canon included ten of Paul's letters and the Gospel of Luke. But even these were edited to remove elements of Judaism and God who is wrathful and retributive." [emphasis added]

-Mark Noll, Turning Points (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997, 2000), 35.
 
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RachelBibleStudent

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the contents of the new testament were more or less agreed on long before constantine...
 
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Laodicea

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Paul's writings were viewed as scripture
2 Peter 3:15-16
(15) And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
(16) As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
 
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prophecyman

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I take with caution any difinitive pin point as to where from, but it is evident that the origin of the new covenant is Jesus Christ. I know it seems overly simplified, but they (Apostles) were instructed and taught by our Lord. Even Paul said... If any man think himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

With all the tampering and alterations that occured over time, yet the Holy Spirit of Truth prevails, and we can know the scripture of truth through him. Our prayer should always be... teach me Lord and enlighten mine eyes.
 
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