A biblical canon, or canon of scripture, is a list of books considered to be authoritative as divinely inspired scripture by a particular religious community. The word "canon" comes from the Greek "κανών", meaning "rule" or "measuring stick". The term was first coined in reference to scripture by Christians, but the idea is said to be Jewish. (A comprehensive table of Biblical scripture for both Testaments, with regard to canonical acceptance in ...
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A biblical canon, or canon of scripture, is a list of books considered to be authoritative as divinely inspired scripture by a particular religious community. The word "canon" comes from the Greek "κανών", meaning "rule" or "measuring stick". The term was first coined in reference to scripture by Christians, but the idea is said to be Jewish. (A comprehensive table of Biblical scripture for both Testaments, with regard to canonical acceptance in Christendom's various major traditions, appears below. For a further listing of canons used and enumeration of the books included in them, with distinct regard to the original language in which they were written, see Wikipedia's article on the books of the Bible.)
The textual basis of the canon can also be specified. For example, the Hebrew/Aramaic text as vocalized and pointed (cf. niqqud) in the medieval era by the Masoretes, the Masoretic text, is the canonical text for Judaism. A modern example of this closing of the textual basis, in a...
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