The Emergence of the New Testament Shifting Canonical Lists from the Second to the Fourth Centuries

(The order of books in each list has been rearranged to simplify comparison.)

Sidebar to: How the Books of the New Testament Were Chosen

(The order of books in each list has been rearranged to simplify comparison.)

Marcion c. 140

Irenaeusb c. 180
Muratorian Canon c. 200
Eusebius c. 325
Athanasius 367 (The canon of the western church)

Matthew

[Matthew
Matthew
Matthew

Mark

Mark]c
Mark
Mark

Luke

Luke
Luke
Luke
Luke

John

John
John
John

Acts

Acts
Acts
Acts

Romans

Romans
Romans
Romans
Romans

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians

Galatians

Galatians
Galatians
Galatians
Galatians
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