The criteria were quite open and very sensible: Writings from the first century C.E. that were regarded as written by apostles or by their fellow workers were regarded as reliable.
किताबों को परखने की कसौटी खरी थी और हर किसी को उसे जाँचने की आज़ादी थी: पहली सदी की किताबें जो प्रेषितों या उनके साथियों ने लिखी थीं, उन्हें भरोसेमंद माना जाता था ।