In AD 367, Athanasius of Alexandria authored the 39th Festal Letter, or Easter letter. In it, he listed the same 27 books of the New Testament that are in use today. The same letter defines a 22-book Old Testament. The epistle to the Hebrews is missing from some later lists, but the canon defined dogmatically at the Council of Trent matches Athanasius's list and includes the epistle.

The New Testament writings founded in the Codex Vaticanus (A.D.340) and Athanasius' 39th Festal Letter were the first compilations of the present list of Roman Catholic New Testament writings which were officially determined at the Council of Rome (A.D. 382), under Pope Damasus. This determination was then confirmed by the Third Council of Carthage (A.D. 397).

See also

• Biblical canon

External links

• Athanasius' Easter Letter for 367

References

In AD 367, Athanasius of Alexandria authored the 39th Festal Letter, or Easter letter. In it, he listed the same 27 books of the New Testament that are in use today. The same letter defines a 22-book Old Testament. The epistle to the Hebrews is missing from some later lists, but the canon defined dogmatically at the Council of Trent matches Athanasius's list and includes the epistle.

The New Testament writings founded in the Codex Vaticanus (A.D.340) and Athanasius' 39th Festal Letter were the first compilations of the present list of Roman Catholic New Testament writings which were officially determined at the Council of Rome (A.D. 382), under Pope Damasus. This determination was then confirmed by the Third Council of Carthage (A.D. 397).

See also

• Biblical canon

External links

• Athanasius' Easter Letter for 367

References