# 3 The New Testament Canon: Why the Canon?

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Podcast: [Sea of Fire Ministries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056)
Published: 2026-06-01T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

As many secularist scholars are questioning the historicity and, subsequently, the reality of our New Testament Canon, James Meyers, III considers some of their objections through a historical lens. Ultimately, was the Canon some sort of forced document imposed on the early church or was it more organic? Do we have any reason to think the early Chrisian would accommodate a canon, or much more expect it? In this session, James reviews these questions and more to illustrate the latter. Sea of Fire Ministries on YouTube

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