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Why Sixty-Six Books? The Development of the Canon: Why We Trust the Bible with Stephen Nichols

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August 24, 2022
Throughout history, some have questioned the Bible’s authority based on concerns about how its sixty-six books were recognized and compiled. Why are these specific books included in the Bible and not others? Who made these important decisions? In this message, Stephen Nichols explains the development of the canon of Scripture. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=get-started This message is from Dr. Nichols’ 6-part teaching series Why We Trust the Bible. Learn more: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/why-we-trust-the-bible

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