Ken Berding, an associate professor whose field of study is the Christian Greek Scriptures, gives this comment about how the canon emerged: “The church did not establish a canon of its choosing; it is more proper to speak of the church recognizing the books that Christians had always considered to be an authoritative Word from God. ”
हमें नया नियम उन मसीहियों से मिला जिन्होंने अपने विश्‍वास की खातिर ज़ुल्म सहे, न कि किसी चर्च से जो अपना दबदबा बनाए रखना चाहता था । ”