The Collection of the New Testament Scriptures

I. The Writing of the New Testament Scriptures

A. The anticipation of the writing of the New Testament Scriptures
1. The preservation of the Lord's words - Matt. 24:35; 28:20
2. The remembrance of the Lord's words - Acts 20:35; I Cor. 9:14
3. The presence of the Old Testament Scriptures - John 10:35; Rom. 15:4; I Cor. 10:11; 2 Tim. 3:15-16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21
4. The spoken word - Luke 1:2; Heb. 2:3; 2 Pet. 3:2
5. The apostles' teaching and fellowship - Acts 2:42
6. The apostles' traditions - I Cor. 11:2; 15:3-4; 2 Thess. 2:15; Jude 3
7. The apostles' deposit - I Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:12-14; I Tim. 1:3; 6:3
8. The apostles being taught by the Spirit - John 14:26
9. The apostles being led into "all truth" - John 16:13-15
10. The apostles' words - John 17:6-8, 14, 17, 20
11. The apostles' and prophets' revelation - Eph. 2:20, 3:1-5
12. The New Testament interpretation of the Old Testament
- Luke 24: 25-27, 44-46; Acts 8:35; 17:2-3, 18:28; 28:23
13. The connection between the Old Testament and the New Testament
- I Peter 1:10-12
B. The awareness of the writing of the New Testament Scriptures
1. Luke's awareness - Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1
2. John's awareness - John 20:30-31; 21:24-25; Rev. 1:3, 19; 22:10, 18-19
3. Paul's awareness - Rom. 16:25-26; I Cor. 2:13; 7:10; 14:37; Eph. 2:20; 3:1-5; Col. 1:25-26; I Thess. 2:13; 4:15; 2 Thess. 3:6, 14
4. Peter's awareness - 2 Pet. 1:15, 20-21; 3:2, 15-16
5. Jude's awareness - Jude 17-18 and 2 Pet. 3:2-3
6. The awareness of Apostolic credentials - Rom. 1:1; I Cor. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1, Gal. 1:1, Eph. 1:1, Col. 1:1, I Tim. 1:1; 2 Tim. 1:1; Titus 1:1; 2 Pet. 3:2; Jude 17

II. The Formation of the New Testament Scriptures

A. The Scriptural factors of the formation
1. Apostolic - Eph 2:20; 3:5; Gal. 1:1, 8-12; 2:1-2; 2 Pet. 3:2; Jude 17; Heb. 2:3
2. Received the word of God - I Thess. 2:13
3. Read in the churches - I Thess. 5:27; Rev. 1:3; 22:18-19
4. Circulated among the churches - Gal. 4:16; Rev. 1:11
5. Quotations - Jude 17-18 and 2 Pet. 3:2-3; I Tim. 5:18 and Luke 10:7; I Cor. 11:23-26 and Luke 22:18-20
6. The testimony to a collection - 2 Pet. 3:15-16
7. Selected writing - John 20:30-31
8. The emphasis upon the Word in Paul, Peter and John's final writings - 2 Tim. 2:15; 3:15-17; 4:2, 13; 2 Pet. 1:4, 19-21; 3:1-2, 5, 7, 15-16; Rev. 1:2, 9; 22:18-19
B. The historical factors of the formation
1. Individuals
2. Canons
3. Translations
4. Councils