Amos 3:7

Bibliology Session 23

Bibliology – The Doctrine of the Bible
Section 5 – Part 2
The Canonicity of the Bible

2. The Canonicity of the OT

a. Tests of Canonicity

• False tests of canonicity

• The age of a book

• Its agreement with the Pentateuch

• Because it was written in Hebrew

• Because of its religious value

• Because a religious community has accepted it