The Canon of Scripture: How the Early Church Guarded the Bible

In this episode of The Apostolic Classroom, Steven and Andrew move from theology to history—examining how the early church understood, received, and defended the canon of Scripture.Was the Bible assembled centuries later by church councils? Were there competing “Christianities” with competing Bibles? Or was there a consistent apostolic core recognized from the beginning?Drawing from early sources such as Irenaeus, the Muratorian Fragment, Origen, Eusebius, and Athanasius, the hosts show that the canon was not created by vote or preference—but guarded against distortion.Rather than inventing Scripture, early Christians defended what they had received.Season 2 continues its focus on apologetics, equipping believers to understand the historical integrity of the Bible and to answer modern skepticism with confidence. This episode of The Apostolic Classroom was sponsored by Liv Hill Nutrition. Visit them at livhillnutrition.net