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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The recognised collection of books accepted by a religious community as sacred Scripture.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 3.1 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: The BibleA canon is the collection of books a religious community recognises as sacred Scripture. Recognising a book as canonical gives it a different status from other religious writing: it belongs among the texts used as a source of faith and moral teaching.
The collection of books recognised by a religious community as authoritative Scripture.
Distinguish the canon, which concerns which books belong in the Bible, from interpretation, which concerns what those books mean.
For the Council of Trent, link 8 April 1546 to its confirmation of the Catholic canon. It did not write the Bible or create its books.
Explain the reasons for different canons: Catholic received Church tradition, Protestant preference for the Hebrew Old Testament collection, and Orthodox use of Greek scriptures and regional traditions.
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