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Which of the following events played a role in the formation of the 66-book Biblical canon?
Which of the following events played a role in the formation of the 66-book Biblical canon?
- The Great Schism in 1054 AD
- The Council of Trent in the 16th century (correct)
- The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD
- The Protestant Reformation in the 16th century
What is the Pseudepigrapha?
What is the Pseudepigrapha?
- An early Christian text
- A term used to describe the New Testament canon
- A collection of ancient Jewish writings (correct)
- A group of books written by the Apostles
Why is the Apocrypha considered deuterocanonical?
Why is the Apocrypha considered deuterocanonical?
- Because it was written by multiple authors
- Because it is accepted as canonical by some Christian denominations (correct)
- Because it was discovered later than the other biblical books
- Because it is part of the Hebrew Bible
Why did certain writings like The Gospel of Thomas not make it into the Biblical canon?
Why did certain writings like The Gospel of Thomas not make it into the Biblical canon?