The criteria were quite open and very sensible: Writings from the first century C.E. that were regarded as written by apostles or by their fellow workers were regarded as reliable.
لقد كانت المعايير معقولة جدا ولا تتوقف على فريق او شخص دون سواه :‏ فالكتابات التي يرجع تاريخها الى القرن الاول للميلاد والتي تعدّ مكتوبة على ايدي الرسل او رفقائهم في العمل اعتُبرت اسفارا موثوقا بها .‏