Bibliology – The Doctrine of the Bible
Section 5 – Part 4
The Canonicity of the Bible
2. The Canonicity of the Old Testament
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
• True tests of canonicity
• Was the book written by a prophet of God?
• Was the writer authenticated often by acts of God?
• Does the book tell the truth about God, with no falsehood or contradiction?
• Does the book have a divine capacity to transform lives?
• Was the book accepted as God’s Word by the people to whom it was first delivered?
• Concerns about canonicity
• Books that were not immediately recognized
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