Canon of Scripture

Apostolicity means

• named after an apostle

• written by an apostle

• written by someone close to an apostle

• both b and c

Catholicity means

• rejected by most early Christian communities

• accepted by most early Christian communities

• accepted by all early Christian communities

• rejected by all early Christian communities

Tradition means

• it was used in liturgies by the early Christians

• it was used in liturgies by some Muslims

• it was used in liturgies by some Buddhists

• it was used in liturgies by some Hindis

Orthodoxy means

• it contains lies and heresies

• it contains myths and legends

• it contains truths and church teachings evident in other sacred writings

• it contains truths found only in the dictionary

Matthew meets the criteria of Apostolicity because ...

• he was one of the first apostles

• he was a friend of Jesus

• he was a tax collector

• he was a friend of Paul

Luke meets the criteria of Apostolicity because ...

• he was a doctor

• he had a good message to share

• he liked Jesus

• he was a close friend of Paul

Matthew meets the criteria of Catholicity because ...

• everybody liked him

• most people believed what he wrote

• early Christians despised him

• early Christian communities acknowledged his gospel

Luke's gospel meets the criteria of Catholicity because ...

• he wrote only about Jesus

• his gospel was accepted by early Christian communities

• his gospel was written in lots of languages

• his gospel was very popular

Matthew's gospel meets the criteria of tradition because ...

• it has been around for ages

• it is full of really good information

• it was written a long time ago

• it was used by early Christians when they gathered for Eucharist

Luke's gospel meets the criteria of Tradition because ...

• early Christians used it during their liturgies

• early Christians used it in their prayers

• early Christians liked Luke's message

• it was full of really great stuff