Did Constantine compile the modern Biblical canon (or definitive list of authoritative books)?
According to Brown’s Da Vinci theory, Constantine’s first step in his political scheme was to create his own authoritative Bible that was based only on the documents that best served his purposes. However, the historical facts of this matter are that the 66 books of our modern Bible were recognised as authoritative Scripture long before the fourth century AD; and the emperor Constantine had nothing to do with bringing these books together. The Bible is comprised of two parts. The Old Testament contains the Jewish Scriptures that were written before the time of Christ. The New Testament contains those books that were written after Christ’s death and resurrection. Before the New Testament documents about Jesus Christ were completed, Christians used (and continue to use) the Jewish Scriptures. There are two main reasons for this: 1. Jesus taught that the prophecies contained within these Scriptures were written about him (eg Luke 24:13 – 27). 2. Jesus, his original twelve disciples, plus
