<P> The Christian biblical canons are the books Christians regard as divinely inspired and which constitute a Christian Bible . Which books constituted the Christian biblical canons of both the Old and New Testament was generally established by the 5th century , despite some scholarly disagreements , for the ancient undivided Church ( the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions , before the East -- West Schism ) . </P>
<P> The Christian biblical canons are the books Christians regard as divinely inspired and which constitute a Christian Bible . Which books constituted the Christian biblical canons of both the Old and New Testament was generally established by the 5th century , despite some scholarly disagreements , for the ancient undivided Church ( the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions , before the East -- West Schism ) . </P>
when was the canon of the bible finalized
when was the canon of the bible finalized
by the 5th century
by the 5th century