Canon - Revision history

Origin: update per main page

2026-06-05T04:01:13Z

update per main page

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:01, 5 June 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	'''Canon''' names the scope of authority a text is granted within a community.		'''Canon''' names the scope of authority a text is granted within a community.
			__TOC__
			----
			<center>ἀποκάλυψις · ἀφαίρεσις</center>
			----

	== The Witness Received ==		=== The Witness Received ===

	~~The [[~~Church of Humans]] receives ~~a bounded set of writings~~ as its shared public witness. These writings are read for recognition, memory, and faithful practice. They are not treated as law, nor are they used to claim authority beyond the [[New Covenant\|Covenant]] freely undertaken in this church.		Having named the limits of authority and the bounds of canon, the Church of Humans now names the writings it receives as its shared public witness.

	~~The collection~~ is ~~presented in three parts:~~		These writings are received for recognition, memory, and faithful practice. They are not treated as law, nor are they used to extend authority beyond what was given. They are sufficient for Gentile Christianity among the nations, and no more is claimed of them than this.

	~~=== Gospel ===~~		The canon received here is presented in five parts.

	Gospel ~~bears witness to the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of [[Christ]]. These are received as the primary public testimony by which Christ is known.~~		==== Gospel ====

	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b043.html Gospel of John]		The Gospels of John, Mark, and Luke bear witness to the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Christ. They are received as the primary public testimony by which Christ is known. The narrative Gospels proclaim the good news of Christ in story and testimony.
	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.~~6/read/b041~~.~~html Gospel~~ of ~~Mark]~~
	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b042.~~html Gospel of Luke]~~

	~~The Gospels proclaim the good news~~ of ~~Christ in narrative form.~~		* Gospel of John
			* Gospel of Mark
			* Gospel of Luke

	=== ~~Witness~~ ===		==== Conduct ====

	Witness ~~names texts received primarily as testimony to the life, teachings, conduct, and communal example~~ of ~~Christ rather than as exhaustive legal or doctrinal systems.~~		* [[The Witness of Matthew]]

	* [[The Witness of ~~Matthew\|Witness~~ of Matthew]]		Selected sections of the Gospel of Matthew are received as historical witness to Christ's direct instruction on conduct.
	* [[The Witness of Paul\|Witness of Paul]]
	* [[The Witness of Thomas\|Witness of Thomas]]

	''[[The Witness of Matthew]]'' preserves selected red-letter teachings on conduct found uniquely or in distinctive form within the Gospel of Matthew. ''[[The Witness of Paul]]'' preserves Paul's teachings on reconciliation, humility, and life together in peace''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received as a collection of sayings that train recognition rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ prior to doctrine, discipline, or institution.		==== History ====

	~~=== History ===~~		* Acts of the Apostles

	* [~~https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025~~.6/read~~/b044~~.~~html Acts of the Apostles]~~		Acts is received as historical witness to the earliest communities following Christ, with particular attention to the entry of Gentiles and the apostles’ refusal to impose the [[Law]] upon them. It is read as memory and narrative, not as law or institutional template.

	Acts is received as the historical witness to the early community following Christ, especially the entry of Gentiles and the life of the church after the resurrection. It is read as memory and narrative, not as law or institutional template.		==== Letters ====

	~~=== Letters ===~~		The letters are received as writings addressed to identifiable communities and persons concerning life in common, suffering, conscience, humility, freedom, endurance, and love. They are read as exhortation, wisdom, and counsel within the life of the church.

	The letters are received as situational counsel addressed to identifiable communities. They speak to life in common, conscience, suffering, freedom, and love, without constituting a legal code or universal system.		* [[Exhortations of Paul]]
			* Wisdom of James
			* First Counsel of John
			* Second Counsel of John
			* Third Counsel of John

	* James		These writings guide faithful practice while restraining claims of authority. They address encouragement, suffering, conscience, humility, freedom, endurance, and hope within Christian communities.
	* 1 John
	* 2 John
	* 3 John

	~~These writings are~~ read ~~for guidance in faithful practice~~, ~~restraint of authority~~, and ~~life shaped by love~~. ~~The letters received here address encouragement~~, ~~suffering~~, ~~conscience~~, ~~and hope~~ within ~~Christian communities~~.		==== Revelation ====

			* [[The Witness of Thomas]]

			Thomas is received as contemplative witness to the hidden and present Kingdom of God. Its sayings concern perception, inward reconciliation, hidden light, and the unveiling of what already spreads throughout the world unseen. It is read not as law, prophecy, or secret doctrine, but as revelation through parable, inversion, and reflection.

			In receiving these texts, the Church of Humans does not claim completeness, universality, or finality. It claims only sufficiency for faithful life among the nations within the authority that was given.

	----		----

Origin: /* Witness */ add The Witness of Paul

2026-05-25T18:43:37Z

Witness: add The Witness of Paul

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:43, 25 May 2026
Line 22:		Line 22:

	* [[The Witness of Matthew\|Witness of Matthew]]		* [[The Witness of Matthew\|Witness of Matthew]]
			* [[The Witness of Paul\|Witness of Paul]]
	* [[The Witness of Thomas\|Witness of Thomas]]		* [[The Witness of Thomas\|Witness of Thomas]]

	''[[The Witness of Matthew]]'' preserves selected red-letter teachings on conduct found uniquely or in distinctive form within the Gospel of Matthew. ''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received as a collection of sayings that train recognition rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ prior to doctrine, discipline, or institution.		''[[The Witness of Matthew]]'' preserves selected red-letter teachings on conduct found uniquely or in distinctive form within the Gospel of Matthew. ''[[The Witness of Paul]]'' preserves Paul's teachings on reconciliation, humility, and life together in peace''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received as a collection of sayings that train recognition rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ prior to doctrine, discipline, or institution.

	=== History ===		=== History ===

Origin: /* The Witness Received */ update to match main page

2026-05-24T14:56:56Z

The Witness Received: update to match main page

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:56, 24 May 2026
Line 11:		Line 11:
	Gospel bears witness to the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of [[Christ]]. These are received as the primary public testimony by which Christ is known.		Gospel bears witness to the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of [[Christ]]. These are received as the primary public testimony by which Christ is known.

	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b043.html John]		* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b043.html Gospel of John]
	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b041.html Mark]		* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b041.html Gospel of Mark]
	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b042.html Luke]		* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b042.html Gospel of Luke]

	The Gospels proclaim the good news of Christ in narrative form. ''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received ~~alongside them~~ as a collection of sayings that train [[recognition]] rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ ~~and the call~~ to ~~faithful life~~.		The Gospels proclaim the good news of Christ in narrative form.

			=== Witness ===

			Witness names texts received primarily as testimony to the life, teachings, conduct, and communal example of Christ rather than as exhaustive legal or doctrinal systems.

			* [[The Witness of Matthew\|Witness of Matthew]]
			* [[The Witness of Thomas\|Witness of Thomas]]

			''[[The Witness of Matthew]]'' preserves selected red-letter teachings on conduct found uniquely or in distinctive form within the Gospel of Matthew. ''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received as a collection of sayings that train recognition rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ prior to doctrine, discipline, or institution.

	=== History ===		=== History ===

	* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b044.html Acts]		* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b044.html Acts of the Apostles]

	Acts is received as the historical witness to the early community following Christ, especially the entry of Gentiles and the life of the church after the resurrection. It is read as memory and narrative, not as law or institutional template.		Acts is received as the historical witness to the early community following Christ, especially the entry of Gentiles and the life of the church after the resurrection. It is read as memory and narrative, not as law or institutional template.

Origin: moving to main page

2026-05-21T03:44:07Z

moving to main page

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:44, 21 May 2026
Line 40:		Line 40:
	== See also==		== See also==
	* [[Glossary]]		* [[Glossary]]
	* [[Historical and Theological Orientation]]

Origin: create page

2026-05-21T03:39:04Z

create page

New page

'''Canon''' names the scope of authority a text is granted within a community.

== The Witness Received ==

The [[Church of Humans]] receives a bounded set of writings as its shared public witness. These writings are read for recognition, memory, and faithful practice. They are not treated as law, nor are they used to claim authority beyond the [[New Covenant|Covenant]] freely undertaken in this church.

The collection is presented in three parts:

=== Gospel ===

Gospel bears witness to the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of [[Christ]]. These are received as the primary public testimony by which Christ is known.

* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b043.html John]
* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b041.html Mark]
* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b042.html Luke]

The Gospels proclaim the good news of Christ in narrative form. ''[[The Witness of Thomas]]'' is received alongside them as a collection of sayings that train [[recognition]] rather than command conduct. Together, these writings shape encounter with Christ and the call to faithful life.

=== History ===

* [https://openenglishbible.org/oeb/2025.6/read/b044.html Acts]

Acts is received as the historical witness to the early community following Christ, especially the entry of Gentiles and the life of the church after the resurrection. It is read as memory and narrative, not as law or institutional template.

=== Letters ===

The letters are received as situational counsel addressed to identifiable communities. They speak to life in common, conscience, suffering, freedom, and love, without constituting a legal code or universal system.

* James
* 1 John
* 2 John
* 3 John

These writings are read for guidance in faithful practice, restraint of authority, and life shaped by love. The letters received here address encouragement, suffering, conscience, and hope within Christian communities.

----
<center>ἀποκάλυψις · ἀφαίρεσις</center>
----

== See also==
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Historical and Theological Orientation]]