The Myth that Church Councils Established the Canon Shows Up in a Surprising Source

UPDATE (May 7, 2024): The Christianity Today article described below has been updated and now includes an editorial notice of correction

UPDATE (May 7, 2024): The article described below in Christianity Today has been corrected and now includes this acknowledgment: “This article has been updated to clarify that the fourth-century church councils were not establishing biblical canon.”

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One of the most widespread myths about the canon of Scripture is that the books in the Bible were es…