Jewish Christian Foundations Development

1. Jewish ChristianFoundations Development J E S U S LAW “GOSPEL” PROPHETS APOSTLE WRITINGS

2. GENERAL OVERVIEW 30 AD 170 300 400 Ratification • Writing • Circulation • Collections Sifting & Separation 303 EUSEBIUS 140 MARCION 393/397 COUNCILS OF HIPPO/ CARTHAGE 170-200 IRENAEUS CLEMENT TERTULLIAN MURATORIAN 367 ATHANASIUS’ FESTAL LTR

3. 30 AD 150 AD • WRITING (by 70?) • CIRCULATION • COLLECTION/ESTABLISHMENT } J E S U S G O S P E L ORAL WRITTEN MT MK LK JN Many Apocryphal Gospels } ) ( • Apostolic • Fathers • (Papias) • (Justin) • Irenaeus • Clement • Tertullian } East/West accept 4 Marcion Muratorian Canon Tatian-Diatessaron } Syria until 5th Cent.

4. 30 AD 125 170 185 200 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION COLLECTION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing • Ireneus • Clement • Tertullian } AP O S T L E J E S U S MURATORIAN Ltr. to Diognetus ??? Generally Accepted in East/West/Syria ACTS

5. THE MURATORIAN CANON Circa 170 - ROME • 4 GOSPELS • ACTS JUDE 2 BY JOHN REV • PAUL JOHN • 1 COR PETER • GAL • ROM • EPH • PHIL • COL • 1 THESS • 11 COR • 11THESS • PHM • TITUS • 1-11 TIM + WISDOM OF SOLOMON } • NB: Hebrews • James • I-II Peter • III John (?) Missing!!!

6. 30 AD 90-110 125 140 170 185 200 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION COLLECTION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing • Ireneus • Clement • Tertullian } AP O S T L E MARCION Clement Ignatius J E S U S (Basilides) } Polycarp MURATORIAN Galatians * * * I-II Thess * *(II)* I-II Cor *(I)* *(I) * Phil * * * Eph * * *(Laod) Col ** * Phm * * Romans* * * Pastorals *(Tim) All 13 accepted in East West Syria PAUL

7. 90 393/397 200 30 AD 180 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION COLLECTION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing } AP O S T L E J E S U S • Clement • Origen Clement “Pauline” Held as Pauline in the East Much use in letter to Corinth Tertullian Barnabas No evidence until West rejects it until 393/397 then still questioned as Pauline HEBREWS

8. 90 150 303 367 393 30 AD 185 200 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION COLLECTION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing } AP O S T L E J E S U S Muratorian Clement • Clement • Origen Eusebius Polycarp * * ?? ? * * JAMES Generally questioned, especially in West/Syria * * * * * * ? ? JUDE Generally accepted in East, questione in West/Syria JEWISH

9. 90 130 150 170 367 393 30 AD 185 200 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION COLLECTION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing } AP O S T L E J E S U S • Irenaeus • Clement • Tertullian Clement Polycarp Papias Origen * I * * * * * ? ? General acceptance (Syrian in 5th-6th Century) II * * * * ? ? ? ? Much questioned esp. in West/Syria PETER

10. 150 170 367 393 30 AD 180 200 130 • WRITING (by 70) • CIRCULATION • Witness • Proclamation • Teaching • Writing COLLECTION Muratorian } Clement Papias Irenaeus Tertullian AP O S T L E Polycarp J E S U S General Acceptance * * * * * I JN 2 } * * ? Questioned until late 4th Century Earlier acceptance in East II JN * ? III JN { West-accepted East-rejected in 3rd cent. long questioned Syria-very slow acceptance * * * REV JOHN

11. EUSEBIUS -303 • 2. SPOKEN • AGAINST • JAMES • JUDE • II PETER • II-III JOHN 1. ACCEPTED 4 GOSPELS ACTS 14 PAUL I PETER I JOHN REV • 3. SPURIOUS • APOCRYPHAL • & • PSEUDEPIGRAPHICAL • WRITINGS REV IN BOTH PLACES EUSEBIUS ADDS: “IF IT SEEMS CORRECT”