| 35 – 36 AD | 12 Apostles | Mathew in Hebrew | 12 Apostles per Justin Martyr recalling “Memoirs of the Aposles” came together to share recollections, and Matthew was assigned the one to write up the recollections. This happened to be Hebrew. But Matthew then wrote up a similar version in Aramaic. Both works were before any one named Paul sought incursion into the movement. Hence, this work was pre-36 AD – prior to Paul’s Damascus Account. | Jesus’ Words Only by Doug Del Tondo |
| 57 – 60 AD | Luke writes Books of Luke & Acts | Books of Luke & Acts | Lucius aka Luke, one of the 72 Disciples (Epiphanius) (Eusebius, Syriac Teachings of the Twelve), addressed to “Most Excellent” Theophilus” — a term applied in Acts only for governors who served as judicial officers. Paul is arrested in Acts chs. 21 for not preventing his travel associate, Trophimus, from defiling the Temple at Jerusalem (i.e., entering uncircumcised). Paul post Acts 21, has hearings and imprsonment for about 3 years in Judea & Caesarea from Acts 22 to 26. The book of Acts ends with Paul’s appeal pending, thereby providing the purpose of Luke-Acts — to be appeal briefs on behalf of the Jeruslaem church to get Nero to acquit Paul. | Jesus’ Words Only by Doug Del Tondo |
| 62 AD | Paul is Aqcuitted | Jerome & Eusebius | Eusebius and Jerome both record that Paul was acquitted by Nero in this trial. Eusebius makes it emphatic that Paul was “absolved of all crime.” (Eusebius, Eccl Hist. 325 AD (Ed. Cruse 1905) at page 62 / Bk II, Ch. XII. See Jerome, Lives of Illustrous Men, ch. 5 (Paul). | Jesus’ Words Only by Doug Del Tondo |
| 64 – 70 AD | Ebionites | Mathew in Hebrew | Ebionites only had the Book of Mathew in Hebrew. Excluded Paul as a False Apostle because he rejected Law of Moses | Jesus’ Words Only by Doug Del Tondo |
| 144 AD | Marcion’s “Canon” | Paul’s Epistles | Marcion claimed only Paul had true message and the Original Apostles were “Misled” for keeping the Law | |
| 170 AD or 350 AD? | The Muratorian Fragment | | | |
| 207 AD | Tertullian Writes Book | Against Marcion | Tertullian writes book refuting Marcion & says Paul is Uninspired by God for being Lawless | |
| 240 AD | Origens’ List | | | |
| 324 AD | Eusebius’ List | | | |
| 363 AD | Council of Laodicea | Omits the Books of Revelations & Enoch | Omits the Books of Revelations & Enoch. Book of Enoch first omitted here. | |
| 367 AD | Athanasius’ List | | | |
| 380 AD | The Syrian Apostolic Canons | | | |
| 380 AD | Rufinus List | | | |
| 397 AD | Augustine & The Council of Carthage | | | |
| 1522 AD | Martin Luthers’ List | | Martin Luther declares the Books of James & Revelations are Uninspired and shouldn’t be considered Scripture. | |
| 1543 AD | Council of Trent | | Roman Catholic Church declares canon list as a response to Luther’s List. | |
