<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Many Evangelical Christian groups (which have their origin in c. 1730 England) do not accept the theory that the Christian Bible was not known until various local and Ecumenical Councils, which they deem to be "Roman - dominated", made their official declarations . </P> <P> These groups believe that the New Testament supports that Paul (2 Timothy 4: 11--13), Peter (2 Peter 3: 15--16), and ultimately John (Revelation 22: 18--19) finalized the canon of the New Testament . Some note that Peter, John, and Paul wrote 20 (or 21) of the 27 - books of the NT and personally knew all the other NT writers . (Books not attributed to these three are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, James, and Jude . The authorship of Hebrews has long been disputed .) </P> <P> Many modern Protestants point to four "Criteria for Canonicity" to justify the books that have been included in the Old and New Testament, which are judged to have satisfied the following: </P>

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