Part Two
Bibliology: 13 THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE
A DISPENSATIONAL THEOLOGY
By Charles F Baker
Bibliology: 13 THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE
A DISPENSATIONAL THEOLOGY
By Charles F Baker
The
Greek word kanon means a rule or measuring stick. The word occurs five times
in the New Testament, being translated rule in 2Corinthians 10:13, 15; Galatians 6:16 and Philippians 3:16,
and line in 2 Corinthians 10:16. However, in none of these passages is there any reference to the
canon of Scriptures. As far as we know the word was first applied to the
Scriptures by Athanasius in the fourth century. However, this does not mean
that the idea of canonicity was not in existence before that time. In fact, the
very word Scripture, as it is used in the New Testament, carries the
idea of canonicity, or that which measures up to the divine standard, that
which is the authoritative word of God. There can be no doubt but that Christ
and the Apostles taught that the Old Testament was Scripture, the Word of God,
that which could not be broken, that which would never pass away until every
jot and tittle was fulfilled.
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