# 4 When the Canon

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Podcast: [Sea of Fire Ministries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056)
Published: 2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In our last session, James Meyers, III discussed the Historical Definition of Canon, and how the early Christian would have expected a new written dispensation as a conclusion to the Old Testament, the terms of the New Covenant, and the Apostolic ministry. In this session, James considers the Community Definition, or the functional definition, which dates the canon late in the second century. James considers why and whether we can historically see the canon functioning in the church earlier and how early. Sea of Fire Ministries on YouTube

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