A stichometric list (line counts) of OT and NT books. The NT section runs: Matthew, John, Mark, Luke, 10 Pauline letters, 1-2 Peter, James, 1-3 John, Jude, Barnabas, Revelation, Acts, Shepherd, Acts of Paul, Apocalypse of Peter. Dashes before some items (1 Peter, Barnabas, Hermas, Acts of Paul, Apocalypse of Peter) may mark disputed books.
Datingdisputed
The list is inserted in a 6th-century Greek-Latin codex of Paul (Paris, BnF Grec 107) but is thought to go back to a Greek original of c. 300, perhaps from Egypt. Both the date and place are guesses.Read the list(opens in a new tab)Codex Claromontanus (D 06), fol. 467v-468v
The 27 books
23 accepted · 4 not mentionedActs
Paul
Hebrews
General letters
Revelation
- Accepted
- Disputed
- Rejected
- Not mentioned
Notes on the books
- Philippians (not mentioned): Missing; probably lost by scribal eye-skip (Ephesians to Hebrews), not a judgement.
- 1 Thessalonians (not mentioned): Missing; see Philippians.
- 2 Thessalonians (not mentioned): Missing; see Philippians.
- Hebrews (not mentioned): Missing. 'Barnabas' with a line count close to Hebrews may be Hebrews (Tertullian ascribed Hebrews to Barnabas); debated.
- 1 Peter (accepted): Preceded by a dash, which some read as a mark of doubt; probably misplaced. Both Peter letters are oddly titled 'ad Petrum'.