<P> The Old Testament canon entered into Christian use in the Greek Septuagint translations and original books , and their differing lists of texts . In addition to the Septuagint , Christianity subsequently added various writings that would become the New Testament . Somewhat different lists of accepted works continued to develop in antiquity . In the 4th century a series of synods produced a list of texts equal to the 39 , 46 , 51 , or 54 - book canon of the Old Testament and to the 27 - book canon of the New Testament that would be subsequently used to today , most notably the Synod of Hippo in 393 CE . Also c. 400 , Jerome produced a definitive Latin edition of the Bible ( see Vulgate ) , the canon of which , at the insistence of the Pope , was in accord with the earlier Synods . With the benefit of hindsight it can be said that this process effectively set the New Testament canon , although there are examples of other canonical lists in use after this time . </P>
<P> The Old Testament canon entered into Christian use in the Greek Septuagint translations and original books , and their differing lists of texts . In addition to the Septuagint , Christianity subsequently added various writings that would become the New Testament . Somewhat different lists of accepted works continued to develop in antiquity . In the 4th century a series of synods produced a list of texts equal to the 39 , 46 , 51 , or 54 - book canon of the Old Testament and to the 27 - book canon of the New Testament that would be subsequently used to today , most notably the Synod of Hippo in 393 CE . Also c. 400 , Jerome produced a definitive Latin edition of the Bible ( see Vulgate ) , the canon of which , at the insistence of the Pope , was in accord with the earlier Synods . With the benefit of hindsight it can be said that this process effectively set the New Testament canon , although there are examples of other canonical lists in use after this time . </P>
when were the old and new testaments combined into the bible
when were the old and new testaments combined into the bible
400
400