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muriel_volestrangler

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9. Not really true; 4th century for basically the current New Testament

Reply to FirefighterJo (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 24, 2024, 09:58 AM

Jun 2024

Codex Sinaiticus

Date 4th century (after 325 AD)

The books of the New Testament are arranged in this order: the four Gospels, the epistles of Paul (Hebrews follows 2 Thess.), the Acts of the Apostles, the General Epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus

The 4th century was when Constantine put the weight of the Roman Empire behind Christianity, and got many areas of it standardized.

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