Geyser, Piet A.2011-01-072011-01-071999Geyser, PA 1999, 'Nuwe Testament-geskrifte as kanon : die vraag na 'n uitgebreide databasis vir historiese-Jesus ondersoek', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 55, no. 2&3, pp. 510-532.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15467Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe aim of this article is to re-establish the disparate traditions concerning the origins and growth of documents that developed into the New Testament canon. The article reflects the insights of Lee McDonald’s book The formation of the Christian Biblical canon. Some of the accepted notions concerning the canon come under scrutiny, for instance that the New Testament canon was completed before the end of the second century. The article concludes with the question whether the New Testament canon should be revised in the light of recent historical Jesus studies. History and tradition plead against an incisive revision. The only option seems to be a scholar’s edition of a revised list for ecclesiastical use.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaNew Testament canonHistorical Jesus researchBible -- CanonBiblical scholarsBible -- Historiography -- SourcesArticle