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title: 'Apostolic Origin or Sanction, the Ultimate Test of Canonicity'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Marcellus McPheeters'
date: 1892-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Bible and Canon'
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Miracles'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 2'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcpheeters-1892-apostolic-origin-or-sanction-the-ultimate-test-of-canonicity
---

# Apostolic Origin or Sanction, the Ultimate Test of Canonicity

Maintains apostolic origin/sanction is the exclusive test of a book's canonicity: apostolic authorship, certified by miracles, gives Scripture inherent authority—not edifying effect or ecclesiastical vote.

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