How Do We Know What Books Should Be Included in the Bible?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

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🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Books such as Enoch, the Gospel of Thomas, the Epistle of Barnabas, and many others were composed at roughly the same time as the books in our Bible, but why were they not included as part of the "canon" that we know today? In this week's episode, Dr. David K. Bernard explains why our modern Bible includes only 66 books, who decided what to include, and why other books were left out. We previously recorded an episode titled “Should Apostolics Read the Apocrypha?” for those who are intere...

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered who decided what books to include in the Bible and which to leave out?
0:06.0	And why? If so, this episode is for you.
0:11.6	Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern-day believers live out the teachings of the first century church.
0:22.1	This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.
0:26.7	Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message
0:32.1	to their daily lives. In apostolic life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches
0:40.2	and how those teachings apply to everyday life.
0:44.6	If you enjoy this podcast, we encourage you to check out Dr. David K. Bernard's books.
0:50.6	Dr. Bernard has written more than 30 books on biblical theology and Christian living and leadership.
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1:16.6	Thank you for joining us.
1:18.7	Most of our audience members are going to know that the Bible includes 66 books, 39 in the Old
1:24.1	Testament, 27 in the New Testament. However, we also are aware, at least most people are,
1:29.2	that these books that we include in our modern Bible are not the only books that were written
1:33.9	by prophets and preachers during those periods of time that the Bible was being written. So we have
1:39.2	other books like Enoch or the Gospel of Thomas or the Epistle of Barnabas, and there's many
1:43.4	others that were composed at roughly the same time that our books of the Bible were Thomas or the Epistle of Barnabas, and there's many others that were composed at
1:44.6	roughly the same time that our books of the Bible were. So the question is, who decided
1:49.9	which books were going to be included in what we call the modern Bible and which to leave out,
1:56.9	and why did they make those choices? That's a very good question. It goes to the fundamentals of our faith because we believe the Bible is our authority for
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