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.
بهتر این بود کلیسا کتبی را که مسیحیان همیشه از الهام خدا می‌دانستند ،‏ به عنوان کلام خدا می‌پذیرفت .‏ »‏