Why Were Some of the Earliest Christian Books Left OUT of the NT?

How did church leaders decide which books would be included in the New Testament canon?  Why were some let in, but others left out?  Here I continue my discussion as excerpted from the Introduction in my anthology:  The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader, 2nd ed. 2004 (Oxford University Press.) ****************************** The [...]

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