For example, note what Professor of Church History Oskar Skarsaune states: “Which writings that were to be included in the New Testament, and which were not, was never decided upon by any church council or by any single person... 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.
Piemēram, profesors Oskars Skarsaune, baznīcas vēstures speciālists, raksta: ” Jautājumu, kuri teksti ir iekļaujami Jaunajā Derībā un kuri ne, neizšķīra kāds baznīcas koncils vai atsevišķs cilvēks,.. atlases kritēriji bija visai plaši un ļoti saprātīgi: darbi, kas bija uzrakstīti pirmajā gadsimtā un kas bija atzīti par apustuļu vai viņa līdzgaitnieku rakstītiem, tika uzskatīti par uzticamiem.