Episode 21: Canonicity: How Do We Know What Books Belong in the Bible? By John Tors

The Bible is composed of 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books, bringing the total to 66 books altogether. But how did we get to have so many books? How was it decided that these books belong in the Bible but others don’t? How can we know that these books were the books God had chosen and not others? Why didn’t books like the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Peter, etc., make it into the Bible? We will answer all these questions and more in this 4-part series. Please have a listen, and we hope you will enjoy it!