RLGA02H3 Lecture : christianity and islam
Document Summary
A scriptural canon is the list of books acknowledged as scripture. A list of acknowledged saints can also be referred to as canon. Canon law can refer to church regulations and disciplines. This word is significant because in the early. Christian movement there was no canon but rather a message of jesus as the risen lord (eventually this message changed into reporting jesus" cosmically significant life on earth). I am not stating there was no scripture at that point but rather no acknowledgement of the scripture as the community focused on preaching the message . Almost three centuries later than the very early movements, when christianity became an established religion, church leaders listed the four gospels as scripture . These four gospels of mark, luke, john and matthew were universally accepted by christendom. Bishops were supervising priests of a district called diocese. Christianity, the bishop has charge of ordaining priests as well as confirming baptisms.
