The New Testament Canon
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Throughout this series, Dr. Kruger has critiqued the prevalent belief that the New Testament canon was invented by the church in the fourth or fifth century. But when did the books of the New Testament start being used as Scripture? In this lesson, Dr. Kruger examines the history of the early church, uncovering substantial evidence that the believers from the period of the New Testament onward were consistently reading, teaching, and relying on the core of the New Testament canon as the Word of God.
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Michael Kruger
Dr. Michael J. Kruger is president and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, N.C., and teacher in residence at Christ Covenant Church in Matthew, N.C. He is author of many books, including Surviving Religion 101, Christianity at the Crossroads, and Canon Revisited.
