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How did the church fathers contribute to New Testament canon’s formation?
They used the gospels and apostles’ writings as Scripture – in the same way they used the Hebrew Bible.
They replaced the Hebrew Bible with the gospels and apostles’ writings.
They asked congregations not to read their writings during worship.
They wrote the New Testament.
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They used the gospels and apostles’ writings as Scripture — in the same way they used the Hebrew Bible.
Explanation: Church Fathers (e.g. Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius) repeatedly quoted and appealed to Gospel and apostolic writings as authoritative, taught from them in worship, and debated which books were authentic. Their citations, theological discussions, and occasional canon lists (e.g. the Muratorian Fragment, Athanasius’ 39th Festal Letter, the councils of Hippo and Carthage) helped shape and stabilize the New Testament canon. The other choices are incorrect: they did not “replace” the Hebrew Bible, they did not generally forbid reading their own writings in worship, and they were not the authors of the New Testament books.
Explanation: Church Fathers (e.g. Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius) repeatedly quoted and appealed to Gospel and apostolic writings as authoritative, taught from them in worship, and debated which books were authentic. Their citations, theological discussions, and occasional canon lists (e.g. the Muratorian Fragment, Athanasius’ 39th Festal Letter, the councils of Hippo and Carthage) helped shape and stabilize the New Testament canon. The other choices are incorrect: they did not “replace” the Hebrew Bible, they did not generally forbid reading their own writings in worship, and they were not the authors of the New Testament books.
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