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HipPriest, 10 months ago

I've recently been interested in the development of the New Testament, especially the choice of which books 'made it' into the Bible and the reasons others didn't. I know there were gnostic gospels that were never going to even be considered but also some that very nearly made the grade.

I'm aware of the Council of Rome in 382 and have just bought Bart Ehrman's book Lost Scriptures and John Barton's A History Of The Bible. But it's going to take me a while to read those so in the meantime is anyone able to give me a Seseame Street version? 😛

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This is a forum for discussion of academic biblical studies; including historical criticism, textual criticism, and the history of ancient Judaism, early Christianity and the ancient Near East. This subreddit is not for contemporary theological application. Faith-based comments, discussion of modern religion, and apologetics are prohibited.

While we focus primarily on the scholarship of Biblical texts and their history, we also accept discussion of related extra-biblical writings such as the Apocrypha, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Nag Hammadi texts, among others. Linguistics, ancient theology, and the reception history of the texts are also relevant.

We study the Bible as a compilation of literature worthy of study like any other ancient text, and as an artefact of the historical contexts which produced the Jewish and Christian religions. Academic Biblical Studies is a field just like any other in the humanities, with practitioners from many different backgrounds, both religious and non-religious. Published literature has undergone peer review in line with standard academic practices.

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Rule #1: Submissions and comments should remain within academic Biblical studies, not solely personal opinion
This sub focuses on academic scholarship of Biblical interpretation/history (e.g. “What did the ancient Canaanites believe?”, “How did the concept of Hell develop?”). Modern events and movements are off-topic, as is personal application/interpretation, or recommendations.

All questions solely asking these (e.g. “What’s your favorite Translation?”, “What do you think about Paul?”) can be posted in the Weekly Open Discussion thread. Poll questions are also not allowed as they are not academic.

Rule #2: Contributions should not invoke theological beliefs
Claims involving the supernatural are off-topic for this sub. This approach is called “methodological naturalism” and it restricts history claims and the historical method to be limited to human and natural causation. This is an acknowledged methodological limitation, not a philosophical affirmation.

Issues of divine causation are left to the distinct discipline of theology.

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