Ken Berding, an associate professor whose field of study is the Christian Greek Scriptures, gives this comment about how the canon emerged: “The church did not establish a canon of its choosing; it is more proper to speak of the church recognizing the books that Christians had always considered to be an authoritative Word from God. ”
यास्तव, आज ख्रिस्ती जन, बायबलमध्ये समाविष्ट असलेली पुस्तके पहिल्या शतकात ईश्‍वरप्रेरित म्हणून ओळखली जायची अशी खात्री बाळगू शकतात.