MURATORIAN CANON FRAGMENT

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Muratorian Fragment is a late 2nd-century-CE (155-170)fragment of a Latin list of New Testament writings then regarded by Christians as canonical (scripturally authoritative).

Latin Manuscript

It is widely thought that Caius, a disciple of Irenaeus, wrote the Muratonian Canon Fragment, abbreviated MCF. This is dated to about AD 170. The fragment is named after Muratoni, the man who discovered it. Both the beginning and end are missing.

The important points to note are:

1. There was only four  
   gospels: [Matthew?, Mark?], Luke and John.
2. There was known book of church
   history, called the Acts of the
   Apostles.
3. Then the MCF mentions thirteen books written by Paul out of fourteen.
4. There is one real epistle of Paul to
   the Laodiceans, but there are forged epistles to Laodicea and
   Alexandria by a Priest against Marcion. ( I think this indicates that There is also a Real alexandrians becauses some Church father had mentioned it and there exist a small text)

5. It mentions Jude, and two epistles
   of John, and the Revelation of John and Revelation of  Peter.
6. It fails to mention Hebrews, James,
   3 John,  epistles of Peter, Epistle of Barnabas, Didache
   
   
7. It notes that they accepted the
8. Revelation of Peter and the book of Wisdom.
9. It accepts none of the False or forged texts .

Note about Author

Caius, also called as Gaius, was a
presbyter at Church Rome in the late second century. He wrote Many works against the major heresies of his day. Not much remains of his works, except he is thought by many historians to be the author of the Muratorian Canon Fragment.

Dating of text - It Refers that “shepherd of Hermas was written Recently during our time when bishop pius was having a chair“.

Bishop pius Died in 155AD.

MURATORIAN CANON FRAGMENT TEXT WITH COMMENTARY

TEXT

The MCF fragment…
Matthew and Mark(Note-its starts abruptively)
…At which by no means-the-less he become present and so he placed it in his narrative.

Luke
The third book Listed in Gospel is that according to Luke. Luke, the well-known physician, wrote it in his own name. It is widely believed that he wrote it after the ascension of Christ when he was
traveling with the Apostle Paul. Luke had a great zeal for making sure all the information was completely correct. It is true that he had not seen the Lord in the
flesh, yet having ascertained the facts, he was able to begin his narrative with the nativity of John.

John

The fourth book of the gospel is that of John, one of the disciples. In reaction to the exhortation of his fellow disciples and bishops, he said “fast with me for 3 days. Then allow us to inform each different some thing will be reveled to each one.”

The same night it was revealed to

Andrew, who changed into one of the apostles, that it became John who should relate in his own call, all of them appearing as correctors.

That manner there might be no discord even even though different picks are given from the statistics inside the individual books of the gospels and the faith of believers would be secure. because in they all, below the one guiding Spirit, all of the matters relative to his nativity, ardour, resurrection, communique with

his disciples, and his twofold creation, the first in humiliation rising from contempt which took place and the second one inside the

glory of kingly power that's yet to

come, have been declared. What marvel it's miles then if John brings forth so always in his epistles this stuff, pronouncing in character “what we've seen with our eyes and heard with our ears and our hands have handled, those things we've got written.” John professes to be

no longer handiest a watch-witness, but additionally a hearer and a narrator of all the remarkable matters of the Lord in their order.

Acts

moreover the acts of all of the Apostles are written by way of Luke, in one book for the  awesome Theophilus. Luke wrote about 

the character activities that came about in his presence. He actually shows this by means of omitting the crucifixion of Peter, and the

departure of Paul, whilst Paul went from the city of Rome to Spain.

Paul

Now, Paul’s epistles, what they are about and to whom they are written is clear to everybody who reads them. First of all, Paul wrote at length to the Corinthians to correct their heretical Manners; to the Galatians to forbid circumcision; and then to the Romans on the order of old testament Scriptures, displaying that Christ is the chief count number in them. every of that's necessary for us to discuss, because the blessed apostle Paul himself, following the instance of John, writes to no more than seven church buildings by means of call, within the following order: Corinthians Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Galatians, Thessalonians, and Romans. but he writes twice for the sake of correction to the Corinthians and to the Thessalonians..

it's far proven that via these seven epistles that there may be one church spread throughout the complete earth. Likewise John additionally within the Apocalypse, despite the fact that he writes to seven churches, he speaks to us all. He wrote out of affection and love one epistle to Philemon, one to Titus, and two to Timothy. those are held sacred by the common church, in the law of Ecclesiastical discipline.

Forgeries

There are also circulating one epistle to the Laodiceans and one to the Alexandrians cast inside the call of Paul towards the heresy of Marcion.

[Colossians 4 shows there is a real epistle of Laodicea also.] There are many others which can not be received into the accepted church, for it is not becoming that gall be combined with honey. well known Epistles

similarly, an epistle of Jude and two bearing the name of John(1,2 John) are counted among the overall Epistles. And knowledge, written by the friendls of Solomon in his honor. We acquire the Revelation of John and Peter .

some of us do no longer wish to be examine in church(this could refer it may be study privately).

non-public Devotion(perhaps)

however Hermas wrote “the Shepherd” within the

metropolis of Rome most lately in our instances, when his brother bishop Pius became occupying the chair inside the church at Rome. And so certainly it must be read,

but that it be made public to the human beings within the church and positioned most of the prophets whose number is whole or

the various apostles is not feasible to the quit of time.

Gnostic Cults

We reject the entirety written by way of Arsenus,Valentinus, or Miltiadees. We also reject individuals who wrote the new ebook of Psalms, Marcion, Basilides, the founder of the Asian Cataphrigians and…(ENDS ABRUPTIVELY)

Note : None of Post hurt any religion or any cast or race . These post are of my point of research  from Church father and eye witnesses . If it hurts so please send a comment and i will take action.