Sources used to determine canonicity

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I need help with a religion question. What are the three sources used to determine canonicity?
I believe two are the new and old testament, but what is the third?
We are using the book understanding the scriptures by scott hahn.

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Isn’t the CCC a source?

I have that book but have yet to read it. It’s one of about 40 or 50 that are vying for my attention. Are you doing this as a group?
 
this is one omy review questions for class. What does CCC stands for?
 
elaine11 said:
I need help with a religion question. What are the three sources used to determine canonicity?
I believe two are the new and old testament, but what is the third?
We are using the book understanding the scriptures by scott hahn.

thanks
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The sources are:
  1. age (i.e. date written)
  2. liturgical/communal use in the early Church
  3. apostolic authorship
  4. truth
The New and Old Testaments are not sources for canonicity. Canonicity determined what the New and Old Testaments were.
 
elaine11 said:
I need help with a religion question. What are the three sources used to determine canonicity?
I believe two are the new and old testament, but what is the third?
We are using the book understanding the scriptures by scott hahn.

thanks
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According to Luke T Johnson in the epilogue of The Writings of the New Testament pgs 530-548, the canonization process of Scripture consisted of the following:
  1. Composition
  2. Use
  3. Collection
  4. Selection
  5. Ratification
 
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