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Canon

The official collection of books recognized as Scripture

Definition

The 66 books (39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament) that the church recognized as divinely inspired and authoritative. The process of deciding which books belonged took centuries. 'Canon' comes from a Greek word meaning 'measuring rod' or 'standard.'