Ken Berding, an associate professor whose field of study is the Christian Greek Scriptures, gives this comment about how the canon emerged: “The church did not establish a canon of its choosing; it is more proper to speak of the church recognizing the books that Christians had always considered to be an authoritative Word from God. ”
ასე რომ, „ახალმა აღთქმამ“ ჩვენამდე არა სახელმწიფო ეკლესიის, არამედ დევნილთა ეკლესიის წყალობით მოაღწია ».