For centuries, we’ve held a single volume and called it "The Bible." We trust its Table of Contents as if it were whispered directly from the heavens in its current leather-bound form. But what if I told you that in the early church, the "lineup" was anything but certain?

In this episode, we continue our dive into a period of history where the "Living Voice" held more weight than the written page. We explore a time when Christians through out the Roman Empire and many of the most respected Christian leaders at that time were publicly reading and preaching from books that you will not find in your New Testament today.

The Mystery of the "Missing" Apostles

Why was a letter claiming to be written by a companion of Paul—one mentioned prominently in the Book of Acts—eventually set aside? Why was another document claimed to be divinely inspired and included in the oldest codexes in existence (like the Codex Sinaiticus) ultimately rejected by the majority of average Christians?

In Session 10, we uncover:
The "Other" Books: The popular documents that sat right alongside John’s Revelation for hundreds of years before being delisted.
‍The Three Sources of Truth: Before there was a "New Testament," there were three distinct ways the early church knew what was true. (Hint: Only one of them was a book).
‍The Power of the People: How the "average" Christian eventually overrode the opinions of the most influential church scholars and bishops.
‍The Birth of the "Canon": Why the concept of Sola Scriptura would have been completely foreign to a Christian living in 60 AD.

In this eye-opening session, we step back into the first and second centuries to examine the "historical data" of the early church regarding three well respected documents.